Beat the bush
The bush I beat
I beat the bushes
Around them, I beat
But still not so clean
I play around the truth
I show the blind the truth
I tell the deaf the truth
Yet they can't see nor hear
Get the idea
Like a mosquito, I squash
I kid, like an immature child
In fear to show my tears
Though my feelings I kind of share
My speech deceives and not clear
As a consequence, I lose those dear
I take small doses
I just toddle
I mumble jumble
Under the influence
Of adrenalin
Of moral confusion
The bush I beat
And it hits me back
Look at my scars
My cuts in spirited salt
I beat the bush like I'm cutting onions
My lower eyelid flows like waterfall
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Written on 2018
Submitted by proxj707 on July 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abax cccx xxxxxdd beexxx Axxxxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 134 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 7, 6, 6 |
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