SQUAT



THE  STREET  WAS  IN  DECAY
EVERY    HOUSE     DERELICT

THE  WALLS WERE  SUFFERING  FROM  FRATIGUE CRUMBLING IN  DISTRESS   AND  DAMPNESS

BRICK WALLED   WINDOWS
LOCKED  UNHINGED   DOORS
UN  EVEN AND  MISSING  FLOORS

A  ROOF OF  MISPLACED  TILES

WE  CRAWLED UNDER  THE   METAL  SHEETS
SLITHERED   LIKE  SNAKES INTO  THE  GROUND
 FLOOR   KITCHEN
HITCHING  OURSELVES INTO  OUR  NEW   HOME

THE ELECTRICITY    HAD  BEEN  DISCONNECTED
AS     HAD  WE
THE  UNWASHED  OF   OUR  SOCIETY

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Written on April 26, 2023

Submitted by ryraynard on April 26, 2023

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX X XAA X XXXX XBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 482
Words 74
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 3

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