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Lights out

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)

Optus crashed
Westpac this week
Living on the edge
Trusting fools
It must be said.

What happens when the power goes out? Greening the world I have my doubts.

The electronic age has taken control, a hungry beast that will eat our souls.

If you think it's your savour then look about,
The whole thing collapses when the lights go out.
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Written on December 05, 2023

Submitted by myway6119 on December 04, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXX X X AA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 341
Words 71
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 1, 1, 2
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