Things Are About To Go South (Bussokusekika)

Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)



Things Are About To Go South   (Bussokusekika)

I have asked nicely
I’ve even made subtle threats
Regarding my seal
It has not been returned yet
My Father is not happy
Things are about to go South

Edwin Tanguma   5/25/2023

About this poem

This one is another poem about my little signet seal…How much worse can things get IF it is not returned to me???Only time will tell…

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Written on May 25, 2023

Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on May 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AXXXAX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 225
Words 41
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 1

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