Filthy Theatrical
A child goes missing, swamped by the dustbin gale
Their name, their faces, a plea in faded ink
The posters pasted, weathered, wrinkled and frail
Erstwhile Somerville’s redeemable rethink
The wealthy, the fair and pure; their stories sail
The media's lens; its focus - a precinct
Direr fleet families lost in blurred alert
Beefed defiance; the classically inert
About this poem
This poem is in Ottava Rima form (option not available in the dropdown) I wrote this in dedication to KTVU news anchor Frank Sommerville who was wrongfully terminated after exposing racial disparities in the media's coverage of missing child cases.
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Written on October 15, 2024
Submitted by Caleiph on November 20, 2024
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| Scheme | ABABABCC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 362 |
| Words | 58 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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