Luna Pazza

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)



Suddenly realized I forgot to shave
Looking up at the moon I felt furry
Near the shore surprised by sound of wave
Under lunar light began to worry

Senses weren't human anymore
Couldn't control why I was changing
Hunched down to the ground on all four
Suddenly I began howling

Clearing the beach of screaming people
Running wild on the cool sand
Capturing one of them proved fatal
Dragged him off by the hand

Sunrise I woke up bloody bare
Lying next a skeleton
Onlookers around would stare
I realized what I had done

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Lon Chaney Jr. Poetry

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Written on March 26, 2024

Submitted on March 26, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 518
Words 97
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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