Life’s Upsetting Shows
Empower me; let me enjoy my strength,
some dignity, grant me a kick in the ass.
Talents wasted, the whole dreary days’ length
I feel useless, aimless, no more than flesh.
But moan and groan, always lacking the cash
to go outside and mingle among those
who have a say and drift upon the flows
that suck me down, without the slightest hold.
This tragic life enacts upsetting shows
of fitting in, doing things you are told.
About this poem
Poem written in the form of a dezain, inspired by an artwork of an Belgian artist.
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Submitted by ludy_b on September 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACDEEFEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 413 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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