Collateral damage
Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)
October 22How is there order in this chaos -
I can barely breathe
That speck of dust
which landed thus
is definitely out of place
How can you find what you're looking for -
I can scarcely move
That mound of junk
upon your bunk
screams this is not a phase
How do I resist when I'm being crushed -
I remember when there was room
That here once contained
no trace of disdain
Only now anxiety stays
About this poem
OCD hurts more than the afflicted.
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Written on October 01, 2022
Submitted by JokerGem on October 01, 2022
Modified on April 27, 2023
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Scheme | XXXXX XXAAB XXXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 386 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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