Stoned on Valentine's Day

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)



On the fourteenth day of February
Alone in the company of myself
Was the time I began to worry
Tipping over a bottle, from the liquor shelf

Soon I began to realize
My solitude is no surprise
I neglected to go out and socialize
To find a Valentine, that'd be wise

Instead I scrolled the internet
Comforted by too much wine
Searching for fads, found a perfect pet
A nostalgic pet rock, inscribed with words " BE MINE"

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Written on February 14, 2023

Submitted on February 14, 2023

Modified on April 29, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CCCC DEDE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 417
Words 80
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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