The Second Oldest Story
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
Go I must along my ways
Though my heart be ragged,
Dripping bitter through the days,
Festering, and jagged.
Smile I must at every twinge,
Kiss, to time its throbbing;
He that tears a heart to fringe
Hates the noise of sobbing.
Weep, my love, till Heaven hears;
Curse and moan and languish.
While I wash your wound with tears,
Ease aloud your anguish.
Bellow of the pit in Hell
Where you're made to linger.
There and there and well and well-
Did he prick his finger!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAXBCBC XDXDEFEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 474 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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