The Wolf
Lindsay Mayeux 1992 (United States of America)
devilish eyes
watching
waiting
still as a statue
waiting for the time to strike
pretending to not be a threat
a bobcat
I know it's fake
it is real -
but a deceiver
it's hungry
for me
in a breeze passing by
from behind me
running towards the beast
dark gray fur
a snarl
fangs
a wolf
the wolf
my protector
he strikes true
aiming for the neck
to kill the snake eyed cat
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Submitted by lindsaymayeux on May 02, 2024
Modified by lindsaymayeux on May 02, 2024
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| Scheme | XAABXXC XXDDE XEXDXXFFDBXC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 369 |
| Words | 77 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 5, 12 |
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