Sonnet for Climbing Back Out

Featuring: Iambic Pentameter

I once wished only for the sweet release
Of death to take me far away from here
My mind alight for anyone who sees
My soul ascending through the broken air

I once imagined life without this pain
Who would I be were I not such a fool?
And would I, there, not grapple with my brain?
And would life there, maybe, not be as cruel?

I’ve always wished to leave all this behind
But I cannot keep wishing any longer
The only world I have to me is mine
And punishment has only made me stronger

So hear me now, my past and broken heart
And love again, this world, as a new start.

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I’ve had Shakespeare on the mind. It turns out iambic pentameter is actually super fun!