Rated X

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



I have no tears left in the well
And everyone can go to hell
I watched them walk up to the gate
They enter in with all their hate

I went to find my partner there
Because so many had long hair
She thought she camouflaged herself
But all she did was lose her health

The paint that she put on her face
Just left her ravaged and disgraced

And now she says she longs for home
But still stands out there all alone

She uses sex, but not her brains
She only hates; no love remains
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Written on October 27, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 09, 2022

Modified by dawg4jesus on March 09, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCXX XX XX DD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 476
Words 101
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 2, 2, 2

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