Nobody’s Son



I’m nobody’s son.
Nobody’s lover.
Nobody’s fun.

I feast upon the sadness,
lick the spoon clean of grease
and feel it smear across my cheeks.

I’m nobody’s son.
Nobody’s partner.
Nobody’s fun.

It’s as if my body is a picture frame.
It hangs on the wall for gleeful ambience
and reflects a repulsive embrace.

I’m nobody’s son.
Nobody’s fucker.
Nobody’s fun.

My hands are strung up on puppet strings,
I’m pulled every which way - ripped to shreds -
double shred. And f*ck my dreams thereafter.

I’m nobody’s son.
Nobody’s lover.
Nobody’s fun.
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Written on June 12, 2023

Submitted by joec.81222 on June 16, 2023

Modified by joec.81222 on June 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABA xxx AbA xxx AbA xxb ABA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 593
Words 118
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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