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PLANTMAN

Jesus Betancourt 1955 (New York)

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In a secret lab inside Salk Institute
I had all my skin cells saturated with chlorophyll
Regeneration of my cells began to reconstitute
To live I need sunlight, carbon dioxide and a water fill

I no longer need a mouth and digestive system
I can blend in with the trees in the forest
But now I believe I have a problem
Vegan scientist invited me to dinner, as the only guest

About this poem

I love to eat, but not be eaten.

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Written on October 08, 2021

Submitted by jb809499 on December 08, 2021

Modified on April 29, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CXCX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 376
Words 73
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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