THE ALMOST-PEOPLE
Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)
Almost men hunting
For living human women,
To claim as their own.
Mutated creatures
Not quite human beings
Known as the almost-people.
Very close to human
The almost-people hide,
In dark alleyways.
Almost-people hope
To take over people's lives,
Then they will be real.
Almost-people hunt
Through night's dark thoroughfares,
Devouring human souls.
The almost-people
Lumber down dark alleyways,
Jealous of real folk.
Almost people suck
Living essence from humans,
Leaving nothing good.
Almost-people travel
Near dark lonely highways,
Hidden from traffic.
Almost-women seek
Men to take as husbands,
Not to be seen again.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on May 24, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 662 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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