GEEZER GOSSIP
GEEZER GOSSIP
Godly intentions sputter
words dripping blood down
the lines of communication ironically
cast with the flutter of
excitement girls get when
they are being heard
by the group
not intended, of course
for the subject
matters which are left untouched
then hug and immerse the soul of interest
exposing the unexpected raw truth
just as you feared yourself
memories flood your blood as the reddess
of your face beams,
a fire, a warning
validating the extra warm hellos of valentine
were in fact pity and concern, rather than extraordinary love
the realization that on the family tree
you branched out and became this...this TRAGIC
branch, not the beautiful, extending, growing vine
your sisters resemble
awakened by the shame, fueled by embarrassment
the usual stage of
being frozen in fear
erupts instead into action
as I sit and listen
my masculine DNA replicating
mimicking my branch
above me
this is a wake up call
this is not a nightmare
this is an alarm
this call was real
About this poem
An emotional response to overhearing an elder relatives fully honest, unedited description of her to a group of coffee clutching ladies
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Written on October 02, 2019
Submitted by lukeandelisabeth on October 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXABXXX CXXXXX CXD EBAXEX XBXFFDXA XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 169 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 6, 3, 6, 8, 4 |
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