Domestic Dispute
Greg Lanier 1962 (Atlanta, GA)
Cloths lay crushed on the bedroom floor,
In disarray from the night before
And I ask myself,
“What’s wrong with me?”
As I pull my boot from the shattered TV
Tempered anger,
Such a vicious thing
You throw a strike
I take a swing
And when the game has finally waned
All is lost
No victor named
The epitaph of this display?
A broken house...
...in disarray
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Submitted by GregLanier on May 10, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AAXBB XCXCXXX D XD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 345 |
| Words | 68 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 1, 2 |
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