The Deceased Violinist



A lifeless corpse holds the lively contrivance.
The instrument overflows with soothing power.
A soothing power that doesn't reach its master.

The strings that reverberates with love and kindness
It's simply used to mask the deceit.
An audience which just hears sweet tones, forgets to ignore the hypocrisy.
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Written on September 14, 2023

Submitted by AndrewM on September 14, 2023

Modified by AndrewM on September 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA XXX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 307
Words 53
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 3

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