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Burning the candle at both ends

Alastaire Arendse

Rhymed
To see in the dark,
there has to be a spark
of lightning lit on a railway line
absent and frightening.

Give us a moment
to create a movement
with a loud voice
promising a lie by choice.

"Vote for me
and you will see
with CCTV
a light in the darkness?"

About this poem

The poem speaks of politicians and their deceptive rhetoric and actions to obtain votes.

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Written on June 25, 2023

Submitted by Alastaire on June 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXX BBCC DDXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 261
Words 65
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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