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Still, the arresting pull of youth

yeesul de la renta

Still, the arresting pull of youth
never fails to tumble
with lingering sweetness
the careless carefree.
I was waiting to fall,
anticipating the slightest push
to topple the islands of dominoes.
So eager to fall
dangerously
deliciously into
certain irreversible ruin.
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Submitted on February 20, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGEDHI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 257
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
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