The Moviegoer
Of all the seats you could have taken
in this ample, ponderous space
all empty
all available
you chose the spot right next to me.
I was desperate for solitude today
a dark, quiet space
to stretch my legs
or pile them up beneath me.
Did you sense that?
I sit here now, dazed, cataleptic
weighted to the chair, hypaethral
feet flat on the cold cement
the cold penetrating my soles
I am aware of every breath you take.
I sit point-blank
quietly munching my M&Ms
so as not to disturb you
in any way.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDCEBFCGHDIJHHKLE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 477 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
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