Slow
Kevin Harrison 1961 (Harlem)
Fat, slow, is the way to go.
Take time
To count the freckles on your breast.
The warmth of your quiet snore.
Blessing the heat of your thin nightdress
Against your rump
About this poem
The world hastens us
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Written on August 22, 2023
Submitted by 69kah54 on August 22, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCDEF |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 170 |
| Words | 36 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
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