All My Life
Shaleigh Meiners 1991 (United States)
All my life,
I've tottered, fearfully,
As if walking on a tight rope.
Stretched across a vast chasm,
Without a net below to catch me.
All my life,
I have trod gingerly, terrified,
As if on the crumbling rim
Of and active volcano,
About to explode at any moment.
All my life,
I have stumbled, jangling,
The shattered pieces of me,
Clattering, shaking and rattling inside of me,
Threatening to break me apart.
All my life,
I have spoke hesitantly,
Terrified to open my mouth.
That all will see clearly,
The ugliness that is inside of me.
All my life,
I have wondered,
Why am I as I am?
What is the purpose?
Why am I still here, ALIVE?
All my life,
I have waited, hoping, YEARNING,
For that one day, I will finally understand,
The why's and wherefore's,
Of the mystery which is all my life.
All my life,
I have believed that one day,
When I'm no longer of this world,
I will at last learned the reason,
Of why I've died and why I've lived all my life.
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Submitted by shauna772003 on May 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxxc Axxxx Adccx Abxbc Axxex Adxea Axxxa |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 917 |
Words | 181 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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