DANCE OF THE POSSESSED
My feet move on their own
to the beat of the music
The drums beat a slow beat...
then faster, faster!!
My body sways
to the rhythm -
my feet out of control;
my head rotating
hair flying!!
I throw my hands in the air
and dance with abandon,
hopping from one foot to another
faster and faster
till I am nothing but a blur...
The drums pause...
and started a slower
rhythmic staccato
and I fall forward and backward
in keeping;
forward, backward
forward, backward
the drums are still -
and I stop.
A slow beat echoing...
rising to a crescendo
I swirl and swirl
my skirts awhirl!!
The drums are now distant
a rhythmic staccato
echoing, insistent
picking up speed
the beat...
I lie there
motionless and still.
About this poem
A woman dancing as if possessed.
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Written on April 21, 2022
Submitted by glorysasikala on April 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xx ab xxcdd exbbb xbfgd GG hx dfxc ifixa eh |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 715 |
Words | 152 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 4, 5, 2 |
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