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I'm stuck in the doldrums again

With no way out, and no way in

Oh, what a terrible, terrible sin

To be stuck in the doldrums again

 

I'm caught in a rut in my mind

Looking for something I can't find

Oh, what a horrible, horrible crime

To be caught in a rut in my mind

 

I’m trying so hard to escape

But everyone sees I’m a fake

It takes time to get out, I won’t wait

‘Cause I’m trying so hard to escape.

 

It reminded me of Shell Silverstein's works.

Posted

The repetiton between first and last lines in each stanza is good, but most effective is the repetition of the third line in each the first two stanzas. The last one deviates from the format, and i think that hurts it a bit. I had trouble following the connection between

But everyone sees I’m a fake

It takes time to get out, I won’t wait

but maybe that's just me.
Posted

The rythym of the first two stanzas is perfect, but in the third I think it gets a bit off in

It takes time to get out, I won’t wait

Other than that, though, this is very good. It does sound a bit like Shel Silverstein.
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