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Clenched Open

Jason Berger (Amarantine)

Clenched Open.


"At the mouth of grinning madness,
peering through teeth clenched in sadness.
Much too close to see those eyes.
Burning bright-- a truth disguised."


"Not to be struck by lightning twice,
but thrice for he who battles vice.
Such morose and bleeding cries,
still echo from that place.... inside."
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Submitted by Amarantine on April 28, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABX CCBX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 326
Words 55
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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