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Melting Cancer

RENOIR

why is your face deformed

why do they poke you

why is it that the roll of a dice
decides whether you live or die in
5 years

why does your hospital room smell like
morphine
and sweat

why is it that you want me to stay longer
and longer
and longer
by your bedside

should i bring my bunny plush?
will i comfort you when i sleep the night?
what do i do when i watch you writhe

I don’t cry

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Written on May 21, 2024

Submitted by MigiRenoir on May 21, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme x x xxx xxx aAAx xxx x
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 393
Words 91
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 1
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