What I Learned From the Incredible Hulk
When it comes to clothes, make
an allowance for the unexpected.
Be sure the spare in the trunk
of your station wagon with wood paneling
isn’t in need of repair. A simple jean jacket
says Hey, if you aren’t trying to smuggle
rare Incan coins through this peaceful
little town and kidnap the local orphan,
I can be one heck of a mellow kinda guy.
But no matter how angry a man gets, a smile
and a soft stroke on his bicep can work
wonders. I learned that male chests
also have nipples, warm and established—
green doesn’t always mean envy.
It’s the meadows full of clover
and chicory the Hulk seeks for rest, a return
to normal. And sometimes, a woman
gets to go with him, her tiny hands
correcting his rumpled hair, the cuts
in his hand. Green is the space between
water and sun, cover for a quiet man,
each rib shuttling drops of liquid light.
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Written on 2003
Submitted by Drone232 on May 10, 2022
Modified on April 25, 2023
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Scheme | XXXX XAAB XXXX XXXX BXXX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 863 |
Words | 169 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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