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Begging

porcheberry

I.
Can feel.
The drums.
Of war.
One beat.
Of. Your. Heart.
The drums are tearing me apart.

I.
Can't Tell.
What you need from me.
One word from you.
And you know I'll be there.

One kiss and I'm on my knees,
Begging,
begging,
begging,
For more
Of you.

Porche Berry
July 2008
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Submitted on October 27, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme Axxbxcc Axdex xFFFbe da
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 253
Words 54
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 5, 6, 2
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