Awake
The City sleeps while I stay awake
On a winter night – It's half past one;
What do I do for heaven's sake?
Solitary nights are no more fun
A mosquito sings on my right ear
I clap my hands and blow my palm;
The dogs are busy- their growl I hear;
I shut the window to regain my calm.
I surf the TV channels in discontent,
From rerun movies to teleshopping;
Bored with the repeated advertisement
I grab the remote – more tele-hopping!
What's in sport? – Let me see – Golf!
Whoever thought that that's a game?
The other's showing yatching in Gulf-
My view on that is just the same.
I decide to watch the late night news-
Rape and murder, quakes and flood!
Repeated headlines, views and reviews
My eyes are already red as blood.
Stocks are falling, the market's bad;
I turn it off ‘fore I fall into their trap;
The lizard on the wall must think Iam mad,
To sit at this hour and watch such crap.
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Submitted on August 04, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCDCD XAXXXEXE FGFGHIHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 876 |
Words | 173 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
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