fragmented no. 34
when winter is a length of rain
between skin and bone
, a grey finish
in cold rivulets
this wet inventory
stops the sun from breathing
there’s a young man sitting
on a porch
hugging a cigarette
, his expression : all of his
dreams defeated
, heavy eyes , sinking
the rain , a damaged lung asking
for breath : if only to sleep when
it rains
my hands are cold fruit
covered in ice : shivering
puddles at my feet
walking with heads lowered
a man and woman , fragile
as pawns . the heart is like this
: every life is a riddle , riddled
with emotions
, the young man doesn’t know
what to think
, the man and woman tremble
, the water , a mirror
absorbing their unbearable sorrow
i avert my eyes , as if forbidden
to look at them
, or to assume their secret
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first published in: BLUEPEPPER Review
from my 10th book: Broken , poems
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Submitted by DAH on April 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX AXB BXX AXB BXA XBX XCA XADX CXD XXX X A |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 876 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1 |
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