Death Race
Time
Such a delicate virtue,
but in the human mind,
minor, practically nothing
In life, only two checkpoints,
life and death
One race
Trillions of competitors
start at the starting line,
throughout this competion called life,
the drivers decide their own courses
every action, every turn,
either slows them down or brings them closer,
to death at the finish line
Disease, illness, serious injury,
committing crimes, minor or felony,
paying the price with their souls
Drinking, smoking, partying,
next party leading to the great beyond
Having sex, rough and dirty,
paying the consequence with an STD
or even worse, HIV
Becoming a star,
cracked under pressure of fame
failed loves, maimed body, coke overdose,
deep sleep in hospital, comatose,
stretched limo turned to a hearse
Soldiers out fighting pointless war,
come back home in one piece,
or completely broken
The race of time,
everyone's racing to the finish
the prize for coming in 1st place,
eternal life, salvation,
or eternal damnation
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Submitted on August 23, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXC XX DXEFXXXE GGXCX GBF XXHHX XXI AXDII |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 959 |
Words | 161 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 8, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5 |
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