Shore
How can I be both the shipwreck and the lighthouse?
Man overboard while guiding my own ship onto the shore
How many causalities will be the result of my hands?
I pray just one
I pray just mine
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Written on March 11, 2024
Submitted by joshlucas on March 11, 2024
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| Scheme | XXX X X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 194 |
| Words | 42 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 1 |
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