Love Is Not A Lightswitch
Love is not a lightswitch to be turned off and on
by some Flimsy Whimsy who uses it as pawn
Love is not a doormat to wipe off dirt from boots
by some Grainy Zany who plainly has no roots
Love is not a target to be shot at for fun
by some Daffy Sassy who wants to hit-and-run
Love is not a checkbook to be written on banks
by some Lazy Crazy who assumes they are blanks
Love is not a morsel to be forked up and chewed
by some Hungry Horsey who is greedily shrewd
Love is not a stopgap to be shared between gigs
by some Lonely Only who dances shifty jigs
Love is not a firestorm to be snuffed out with drink
by some Boozy Doozy who with alcohol shrink
Love is not a caper to be a moment's fling
by some Woozy Floozy who castigating bring
Love is not an object to be a sexual score
by some Happy Hussy who jabs as picador
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 801 |
Words | 169 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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