Patroiophobia
As a child,
I knew you as an animal untamed.
You lived like in the wild,
Hunting us for prey.
You trapped us with words,
For you knew all the hurtful things to say.
And because you were an animal,
You never would answer me.
You could only heed the wild’s call
But clarity came, as I grew.
I saw you in a light brand new.
I weeded through the mess
And came across a mighty lioness,
Caged and growling loudly
To keep the spectators at bay.
She had an unhealed cut worn un-proudly
From a hunter’s failed attempt to slay.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAABCBXDX EEXCDBDB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 505 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 8 |
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