Glitch



We don't know what to call it
We can't discern the cause
It is a glitch, a real hitch, enough to give us pause

We don't know who to fault it
We can't locate the name
It is a glitch, a real hitch, enough to give the claim

We don't know why we seek it
We can't detect the charm
It is a glitch, a real hitch, enough to give us harm

We don't know when to see it
We can't exhume the stiff
It is a glitch, a real hitch, enough to give the miff

We don't know how to drop it
We can't pinpoint the need
It is a glitch, a real hitch, enough to give us heed

We don't know where to fix it
We can't unearth the root
It is a glitch, a real hitch, enough to give the boot
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX ABB ACC ADD AEE AFF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 639
Words 144
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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