I have loved broke boys
I have loved broke boys
with their fire and hot air
and promises of castles in the air
I have loved broken boys
heirs to kingdoms
and pots of treasures
stowed away in the bosoms of their mothers
Flawed, menacing and witless,
I have loved all these broke blokes
pretty boys with a nose ring
tall boys with a predisposition for pain
medium ugly boys with lots a bling
petty arduous boys that will turn into thunder wielding lords
broke boys still
some with pearly whites to serenade
some with booze-stained lips to berate
most are wild, breakers of the norm
and my bank
and my back
now I medicate;
one week in bed
two doctors in
three painkillers four times a day
and meditate why o why
I have loved more broke down boys
than a tow truck has!
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Submitted by mercyeni on January 30, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 746 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 12, 7 |
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