Analysis of Mark's discounted machismo
Shotgun shell,
Siren’s song,
festering flesh wounds embrace,
Swallowed pills,
Mutilated lamb,
Such a wasted opportunity.
Pestilent itch,
Irreverent tone,
Foraging for entropy,
Rooting in familiarity,
A bit of sweet, musical nothing.
Weaponized codependency,
Recycled tunes,
Bone marrow engagements,
Pity, pity.
Cheetah print undies, tiny pseudo-penis,
Drowning in a stash as big as your head,
But you’ve got to pay the dealer back!
Scheme | XXAXXB XXBBX AXXBXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 101 1001101 101 1001 10100100 11 01001 1001100 1000100 011110010 11 0101 110010 1010 1011101010 1000111111 111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 63 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 7 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Open to interpretation, though if you ask the Professor, he'll likely say it was an ode to the prideful drug addict, one whom forgets the true pity and despair of his reality for a few blissful moments...until he remembers.
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Written on April 12, 2018
Submitted by ProfessorDerg on August 10, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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