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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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1 Comment
  • ruthmae528
    ruthmae528
    Love it! I love your poem! I have a poem dealing with Domestic Violence something I went through. You gave me the courage to post it. Thank you.
    LikeReply5 months ago
    • GregLanier
      GregLanier
      Excellent, Ruth! We can’t stop the rain, but we can control how we deal with the rain. I think writing about it is an excellent way to respond. I’m glad that this poem encouraged you. Now we can both encourage others. I’ll check out your post. 
      LikeReply5 months ago
    • ruthmae528
      ruthmae528
      Yes indeed. I hope we do encourage others as well. Again thank you.
      LikeReply5 months ago

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