Flawless, but a fraction
I tether myself to a landscape of blood
Searching for heartache in castles of mud
Raping the beast that harbors my name
And weaving the flag of an oversight game
I violate ethics held dear by the young
Draw pictures in silence while heroes are hung
I laugh to reflections of ungodly pain
Feed on liquids to suffer, watching them drain
I fornicate proudly in virtuous robes
Confronting whole armies on fracturing globes
Nesting my patience in a haste-like debris
Seducing the shy just by setting them free
I dedicate fear to the worlds in my mind
Articulate pleasure then leave it behind
I swallow the stars that remind me of God
Building altars for those deemed socially odd
I balance myself on wires of shock
Molding my future in identity chalk
Eating the mindset of downtrodden fools
And sculpting my emblem with obscenity tools
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 811 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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