Graveyard Shift
He worked on the graveyard shift
His face was sallow gray
He had a swig to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His time was just blase
He had events to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His tactic was to stray
He had affairs to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His home was in decay
He had refuge to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His debt was hard to pay
He had wagers to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His ire was all dismay
He had battles to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His mind was far away
He had a plan to get a lift yet had nothing to say
He worked on the graveyard shift
His life became his prey
He had a rope to get a lift yet had nothing to say
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 21, 2023
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| Scheme | Abb Axb Abb Abb Abb Abb Abb Abb |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 840 |
| Words | 188 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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