BACK STREET ALLEY
BACK STREET ALLEY
GARBAGE CANS
UNLIT GAS LAMPS
YELLOW CLAMPED VECHICLES
OLD WARE HOUSES
DISCARDED FLOUR MILL
DARK SHADOWS
DECEASED SILHOUETTES
YOUNG GIRL RAPED AND STRANGLED
UNTANGLED BLOUSE
TORN SKIRT
FACE BADLY BATTERED
ARMS AND LEGS BRUISED BLACK AND BLUE
HER BODY FULLY EXPOSED
AN EMPTY HAND BAG BY HER SIDE
NO BELONGINGS INSIDE
THE IMPRINT OF A BULLET AT THE BACK OF HER NECK
NO BREATH FROM HER MOUTH
NO MOVEMENT AT ALL
IT IS EARLY MORNING
A FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER FOUND HER AS HE WAS REVERSING HIS VAN
HE CAN NOT RECALL A SCREAM
IN PANIC HE RAN
A NEIGHBOUR IN ONE OF THE APARTMENTS PHONED THE POLICE
THE OTHER EMERGENCYS QUICKLY FOLLOWED
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DISCARDED BODY IN AN ALLEY
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Written on April 27, 2023
Submitted by ryraynard on April 27, 2023
Modified on April 27, 2023
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| Scheme | XAXA XX XX XXX XX XBB X XX XC XC XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 778 |
| Words | 126 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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