A FAMILY STORY



  There needs to be vanity,
Or a dark twist to the story.
   A demon angel, Michael
Basking in his glory.

   Then there must be a
Wicked witch from the West.
   She is beautiful, evil
And self-possessed.

   If you delve deep into family
History, a hint of incest.
   Its genetics altered
And unprocessed.

   A deranged and crazy
Mother-in-law.
   A daughter that dances
In the raw.

   A crazy, twisted step
Mother.
   A perverted, baby making
Older brother.

   The cousin who has six kids,
Baby's daddy's unknown.
   This shit more twisted
Then The Twilight Zone.

   We cannot forget about
A monster or a beast.
   The older brother confessing
His sins to the local priest.

   A young prince, dark,
Handsome and tall.
   We need a gypsy lady
With a crystal ball.

   This tainted bloodline,
Estranged family diversity.
   Generations its riddled
With scandal and perversity.

   The young prince, his father,
A man of color, a peasant.
   It makes family gatherings,
A little unpleasant.

   The queen ran off with a
Carpenter who has only one leg.
   He is 67 years old, his seeds
Can't fertilize her egg.

   The young prince is not
Like the rest.
   He has aptitude, class and
A touch of finesse.
  
   The young prince has a chance,
He must break away from the clan.
   I need to hurry before,
The changing, from boy to man.
   
          Turbo1904 ♥

About this poem

I played around with a mixture of fact and fiction, magic.

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Written on March 22, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on March 25, 2022

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABA CDBD ADXD AXXX XEFE XGXG XHFH XIAI XAXA EJXJ CKXK XDXX XLXL
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,367
Words 274
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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