babies tiptoe out of the womb
Sviatoslav 1991 (Ukraine)
babies tiptoe out of the womb
not to wake the dead
the hair of the dead grows from the ground
like the fur of a sad beast
people bask in that hair
detached from the days
the winter wind over their heads
could sharpen knives
children try to exchange maternal salt
on the slippery bubble of memory
it has what happens after the words
"dad give me a hand"
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Written on March 26, 2023
Submitted by Sviatoslav on March 26, 2023
Modified on March 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XX XX XX XX XX XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 357 |
| Words | 74 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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