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Up then Down

Tommy Johnson

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She sells sanctuary
A ringing thats blaring,
Hearing everything.
An intense eye,
Looking like a spy.
It drives you mad when the birds sing.

About this poem

It's about my relationship with cocaine.

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Written on August 20, 2023

Submitted by t782311 on August 20, 2023

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Scheme ABBCCB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 140
Words 28
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
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