Goodbye Sheryl
Goodbye Sheryl
Tailor made in fine apparel
Square of chin and muscle bound
He took my girl, his name was Darryl
Material fellow, a common ground
He was the toy she thought she needed
I knew it would not pass the test
He loved her mirror more than she did
She rubbed some sun oil on his chest
They were the prettiest pair at the bar
The waiters flocked with charm
He wore a codpiece and a bra
She fled with great alarm
A few days into the great escape
She knocked at my front door
I was polite and smiled at her
Said, she shouldn't return anymore
Time passed by and I met Beryl
A well read, home spun girl so plain
I remember the days with shallow Sheryl
And thank god she went back to Spain
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Submitted on February 15, 2013
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB XCXC XDXD XEXE AFAF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 690 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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