Cold Shoulders
He turns away from me
his naked back like a fortress
which I dare not enter.
My eyes, my mind, like silent missiles
try to penetrate and crumble
the thick walls of his shoulders.
I close my eyes---I retreat.
There will be no conflict tonight;
no war will be won
great or small.
Similarly, none will be lost.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 297 |
Words | 58 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 5 |
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