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DON’T

Mikayla Taylor 2001 (Colorado)

Don’t seek fights.

Don’t speak. I
Know we’re fine.
Those meek eyes
foam. We cry,
“Go.” Please lie
Close. Reach night.
Don’t need light.
Cold screams strike.

Don’t sleep. Hide.

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A "Flowy"- a quick yet complicated poem that minimizes word count and maximizes rhyme and storytelling. The "flowy" was created by poet Caleb Delos-Santos.

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Written on April 21, 2022

Submitted by purplepolarbear10735 on April 22, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AXXAABBX X
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 192
Words 40
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 1
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Mikayla Taylor

Mikayla is a junior in college, majoring in Acting for the Stage and Screen and minoring in Creative Writing. She loves the performing arts and has a passion for directing and playwriting. She recently rediscovered her love for writing and began experimenting with poetry. She also loves drawing, painting, designing makeup, and doing anything artistic. more…

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