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THE NARROW

Wil Peterson 1968 (idaho)

Narrative
i have always
been skinny
then old age happened

I miss everything
about this
being young and fucked
smoking and drinking

listening to
music that was

poetry was
is and will be
my death

im better than this

About this poem

Off the top of my head

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Written on February 01, 2022

Submitted by wilicious on February 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAX BCXB XD DAX C
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 213
Words 48
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 2, 3, 1
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