Such a Nice Vein
I admire the vein
along the inside of my arm.
It becomes prominent
when I angle my hand just so
so I can see what they were speaking of
in anatomy class.
It's a nice vein,
slightly blue in color and running
along a choice strip of smooth skin.
Good sense, that vein,
to have claimed such a spot
prime real estate in this temple,
far from the charred lung projects
that intend to rehabilitate without success
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 394 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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