Moment of Madness



A moment of madness came today,
When you said you were going away.

I begged to differ, and told you so,
And in the end you did not go.

It was up to me to change your mind;
I did it well, I think you'll find!

I severed your head and made a mess,
And I'll have to clean it up, I guess!

At least there's no more talk of flight;
Just you (in two pieces) and me, uptight!

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Submitted by RobertHaigh on August 29, 2020

Modified on April 02, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE A
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 397
Words 85
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

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