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.abuse.

flux112

the trees bow in
obedience to her
call for homage

summer's shine
surely gone and
the new blistering
season takes full
advantage of our
frailty...

the concrete resembles
chapped lips and almost
crumbles under my every
step

and she wonders why she
is so lonely...
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAX XXXXAB XXBX BB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 247
Words 45
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 6, 4, 2
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