City Rising



Normality, frivolity, the
Beating heart of the city.
The tram moving, dum dum,
With recognisable regularity.
Hazy, hot and laced
With humidity.
A new day dawning, a
Fuzzy sense of clarity.
Cafè allongè, but first
Show me your purity.
You can't sit here if
You dont have immunity.
Despondent, fearful, or
A cheerful propensity.
Impossible to know
If we all hide our
Identity.
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Written on September 05, 2021

Submitted by emma.george.uk on October 21, 2021

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDBABEBFBGBHIB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 363
Words 63
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

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