The Unborn
By hand, you led my naked body, as we ran, to mind
The first healthy organ we were able find.
With a 1 2 3 and a wee, we jumped wistfully as the
Three collided with such amazing grace and brutality.
Our crash landed us amidst a mischievous brew of warm
And red, partially solidified, pungent steamy gew.
We sloshed playfully around and loquaciously through.
As the blood grew thick, encrusting our youthful skin,
I grew painfully tired and my breath grew quite thin.
I sought refuge in the wound of this desecrated womb,
Only to remain guilty, abandoned and dead in its tomb.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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