a fly on my shoulder
I stood quiet
bin loud
started riots
smoked clouds
left it behind when i was left behind
did time for a very long time
I've walk the line for cash many times
my only true friend is the moon
I've witness the unforgivable
smelt death when i was gullible
life is incredible
it would eat you if you where edible
seen corruption with my own eyes
the fly's that eat my stomach
feel like a thousand hives that i cant stomach
About this poem
i use to be a rapper but i gave it up .. felt like i needed to express myself ...chip on the shoulder .. yet i wasn't able to complete it :(
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Written on February 11, 2022
Submitted by flash007 on February 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 435 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 3 |
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