Foamy Water
As I was on the couch, watching TV,
minding my own business,
I was snatched up
and placed in a container.
As I laid there,
wondering what was going on,
water began to fill the container.
I couldn’t get away.
My legs wouldn’t work.
As the water rose, it changed color.
There was white foamy stuff all around.
Every so often
the water would splash up on me.
The container continued to fill.
I kicked and yelled but received no help.
Finally, when the water was almost to my nose,
It stopped.
After, what seemed to be forever,
I was lifted out of the water
and enclosed in giant white cloth.
After being jostled around,
I was returned to the couch and TV.
My first bath has been completed.
About this poem
I was trying to think of a good poem to write in free verse but I came up with this instead.
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Written on June 25, 2018
Submitted by UJ on August 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A X X B X X B X X B C X A X X X B B X C A X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 22 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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