Swimming Lessons
I believe all relationships are toxic
Especially the ones involving me
I'm starving for a connection
But I refuse to eat
I'm always laying the groundwork
And you won't even toss me a brick
You can tell my life is broken
Why am I such a magnet for conflict?
So I'm smoking my last cigarette
And hating myself for not having it all figured out yet
And i'll push all my issues to the back burner
Settling to starve myself once again
I know I can't continue to eat these lies
No matter how bad I want the snack
I'm no longer hungry for the games
So I'll walk this road all alone
Followed only by demons
Who love throwing stones
It's pretty simple really
it's wrestle myself off the deep end
Or drown in your chaos again
Either way it looks like I'm going for a swim....
MAdkins
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Written on 2020
Submitted by madkinz67401 on February 28, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 788 |
Words | 166 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4 |
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