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FALLING

September 14, 2026

Yeah know... I think I’ve fallen. Yeah I must’ve fallen asleep. I’ve fallen so deep. As the breath that I can’t keep, From falling to my knees. Please how can it be ? Yeah I think I've fallen in.... Love I expected, Now I've accepted, Yeah I guess it was Just not meant for me. Not meant to be, For anyone it seems to be. To share love with me genuinely. Obviously it's clear to see Or maybe I have fallen asleep Won’t you let me, let me love you?

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Personal romantic experience mixed with philosophical doubt about love's possibility.

Multiple interlocking ideas: falling, sleep, love, rejection, unworthiness compressed densely.

Deeply melancholic; themes of rejection, self-doubt, and despair dominate throughout.

Restless repetition and questioning create momentum despite contemplative subject matter.

16 lines; falls in 16-30 range but closer to lower boundary.

Metaphorical 'falling' as extended conceit; some personification but largely declarative.

Pure lyric internal voice; confessional first-person throughout without dramatic distancing.

FALLING

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