Girl And Boy
Matthew Sean Markonis 1984 (Santa Barbara)
You live your life, or I live mine;
You whisper, “Both die, fine?”
You understand, and I believe;
You whisper, “And we grieve…”
You shall create, and I destroy;
You whisper, “Girl and boy.”
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Written on March 24, 2002
Submitted by msmarkonis on January 30, 2022
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 203 |
Words | 39 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 6 |
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