My Trustworthy Friend



Let me continue to sip scotch
so that I can tend my scourging heart.
Let me feel every sip,
quenching the severe thirst.

When the saline drops of eyes are
mixed with scotch to produce cocktail,
I gulp it with one sip
to forget the effect of Gail.

I am afraid to see the surface of scotch
lest your face can be visualized.
When I bring it close to my lip,
the image evaporates, keeping me surprised.

I don't want to take nectar
to elongate my span of life.
I want to take only scotch
to toler the blow of knife.

I know everybody hates me
when I fill with surplus
but my heart dances
and I make chaos and fuss.

I was tired to find my constant companion,
as nobody seemed to me trustworthy.
At last, I am fascinated
and count you my real worthy.
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Submitted by swarup on May 02, 2022

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXBX XCBC ADBD XEAE FGXG XFXF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 747
Words 164
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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