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waiting for the Doctor

Eric Barr 1951

January 22 
Free verse
Sitting in the exam room
Waiting for the doctor.
Just being here
I feel better already.
I’m sure it’s nothing.

He’ll say “”Cut down the bourbon
And get more exercise.”

The carpet is unobtrusive
The walls are painted a soothing blue

The diplomas on the wall
Tell me this guy
“Knows his stuff.

 But,The skeleton in the corner
Says,”Doesn’t matter

You’ll look just like me soon enough”.
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Written on March 22, 1951

Submitted by ericb51 on January 13, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXX XX XX XXB AA B
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 397
Words 70
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1
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