gunshot!
Perhaps it is to lure
My mother upstairs
It’s better to be sure
So I’m sent up there
Terrified of father
Past validates fears
But me, he won’t bother
Month shy of six years
He’s not dead— just sleeping
A comb is in his hand
To fix his head— it’s bleeding
What don’t you understand
A book that’s far too loaded
Heavy page that can’t be turned
My mind slowly corroded
As the image in it burned
Many colors I had seen
My father still in bed
Yellow piping gym shorts green
The wall is splattered red
But I’d rather play outside
Tink’s on his swing next door
I tell Grampy “My dad died.”
But it hurt Granny more
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Written on November 11, 2020
Submitted by RWHoyt on April 25, 2023
Modified on April 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 646 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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