What's in Your Cup?
I called, PAL A, 'What are you drinking tonight?'
HE said, 'Café au lait', with much delight.
He said he'd gone to her woman's,
On an invite.
I took out my bottle,
Found it empty
Ran toward the kitchen then,
To turn on the faucet and get a fill!
Called PAL B then, 'What occupies your cup tonight?'
She said, 'Shroom juice, to make myself reignite!'
She said she'd gone to her man's,
And was staying there overnight.
I wonder why not get a little of that juice,
Let myself a little loose?
But here I am, standing and thinking,
My bottle is filling still!
Called my step Pa at last, 'What's in your cup tonight?'
'Green tea son. Are ya alright?'
He hung up, without waiting for my answer,
I thought this conversation was most trite!
Checked my cabinets, there was neither tea nor coffee,
Should I ask my Pa in that other house, should I plea?
My bottle started overflowing then, saltless and tasteless sink water,
I am drinking it now, what else could there be for me?
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Submitted on July 07, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXA XBXC AAXA DDXC AAEA BBEB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 945 |
Words | 185 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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