Ode to Growing Up
I grew up
as a child
i live my life
like i don’t know
where it’s going
because i don’t know
if days will follow each other
the night seems
to have swallowed my youth
and it’s harder
to say to you
that i love you
and i need you
and that i’m only human
and i have patches and mars
that i need help mending
how do i grow up
from being sleepless
and hopeless
how do i grow up
from being a child
do i really want to
as i say i do
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Written on January 17, 2020
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 435 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 21, 2 |
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