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The Keyhole

JESUS BETANCOURT

Rhymed
Looking through the narrow passage
Skeleton key entry through the lock on the door
Viewed an image
Of a body lying on the floor

Loud noises led me to spy on
After hearing shouting and screaming
Following the sound of a gun
Wishing I was dreaming

Embarrassingly surmised
Prone position body was watching loud television
Mistakenly realized
Spying through the keyhole was a privacy invasion

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Written on March 01, 2024

Submitted on March 01, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCDC EDED
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 390
Words 67
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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JESUS BETANCOURT

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