Always Something There
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Always there seems to be a there.
Somewhere to avoid.
But the nature of a curious human being,
Won't allow what's there left to leave alone.
And if different in appearance,
Nosey noses approach closer.
As if a game to play truth or dare.
So...
Whatever is there becomes a dare.
To whoever has not had enough,
Of minding their own business.
Then to become scared,
If what is there threatens.
In an attempt to involve someone else,
With embellishments to exaggerate...
What they saw but not there at all,
To be seen yet vividly imagined!
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Written on October 31, 2023
Submitted by lpahtillah on October 31, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 536 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 10 |
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