Just When I Think You're One Thing
Just when I think you're open you quickly slam the door
And then return to silence under your old hard core
Just when I think you're lovely you make an ugly face
And then return to silence under your old disgrace
Just when I think you're pious you instigate sheer hell
And then return to silence under your old cartel
Just when I think you're friendly you show hostility
And then return to silence under your old decree
Just when I think you're muted you say a word or two
And then return to silence under your old curfew
Just when I think you're kindly you cause a heart to bleed
And then return to silence under your old misdeed
Just when I think you're faithful you suddenly betray
And then return to silence under your old cachet
Just when I think you're one thing you become something odd
And then return to silence under your old facade.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 828 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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