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Alien X-ing

Daniel Millard 1976 (Medford, OR)

Shame - body
Pain - body
Out - of - body
No - body
Some - body

Breath of life
In - spirit - ation
Not of this nation
Not of this world
Not a little boy
Nor a little girl

Alien crossing over & over
Meat suits for
Everybody

About this poem

After a day at the clinic and hospital observing people I came home and wrote this poem. I felt as though I could see inside of the meat suits and what I witnessed was definitely Alien. Not of this world. We are the Aliens! Only ourselves to fear. Only ourselves to embrace.

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Written on May 26, 2023

Submitted by godcreatedmecreative on May 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAAA XBBXXX XXA
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 223
Words 52
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 3
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Daniel Millard

I have always loved the written word and expressing my truest and highest self. I love books. I love nature and simplicity. My deepest passion is self-love, growth, spiritual journey, and opening my heart to the world. more…

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