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Did I lie?

Ryley Jenkins 2007 (Cwmbran)

                                      The truth
 I hand you the truth,
like Brutus handed the knife.
The sharp knife impales.

Wanted it didn't you?
The rusty razor.

Here.
Take it.
Listen.
It hurts
but it needs to.

The truth.
I hand you a book,
a book of Aristotle.
You look shook.
All 2000 pages.

Deadly
but needed
like a knife.

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A poem on truth.

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Written on September 16, 2023

Submitted by ryleyjenkins210 on September 16, 2023

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Scheme Aabx cx xxxxc Adxdx xxb
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 334
Words 74
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 5, 5, 3
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My name is Ryley Jenkins and i'm from Wales. I attend Cardiff and Vale College. I enjoy writing poetry in my spare time to express myself. more…

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