The finer Things
ask me
go ahead.
I see your eyes
nearly trembling
out of your head
they'd rather bleed out
but your mouth
selfish as it is
gorging away
the time
and the fat
thoughts
of what might
squirm around...
a lingering
tickles you in
dangerous places
refused
and you think
this will go away
go ahead
ask me
ask me
if
I give a f*ck
do I?
I'd like you to squirm
a little more
and ask me again
until you realize
our answers
are questions
rotting
compost doesn't care
what it feeds
and this has no interest in taste
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Submitted on August 19, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AB cdb x xxexx xxxdxxx xe BA Axd xxxxcxx xx x |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 1, 5, 7, 2, 2, 3, 7, 2, 1 |
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