THE MAN WITH THE ONE SIDED COIN
I heard the sound of machinery
that brings him near my door
my heart is pounding my body trembling
over this impossible situation that I abhore
there's a hole in the roof
a hot water heater he refuses to let us install
it's his kingdom, after all and we are goofs
but he moans and complains
a mouth as big as a vault, everything remains our fault
our pain we adjoin
living with the man who holds the one - sided coin
About this poem
this poem is about the cruelty perpetrated by a cruel and irrational man upon people he seemingly thinks he has control over.
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Written on November 23, 2021
Submitted by GypsyGreenEyes48 on November 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCADEFGHII |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 421 |
| Words | 86 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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