Why Did I Fall

J. Boettger 1973 (OHIO)



What if I stayed awake,
And thought about you, while you slept.
Forgetting what I think about fate,
To your discretion, I am behest.

Enamored atc least, but I'll deny,
That your eloquence enslaves me so.
Reveal to me your operandi,
That I could sort you out and let you go.

When I figure out what draws me to you,
Be insured, a remedy will be found.
We went understand ahead of time,
What elements would begrudge my ground.
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Written on January 03, 2023

Submitted by Maggie73 on January 04, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 433
Words 92
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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