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I destroyed it!

Dean Van Dijl 2002 (Midrand)

I destroyed it!
I did not crumple it,
nor fold it
I did not even dent it.
I simply destroyed it.

There is a beauty to destruction,
Perhaps it is the light reflecting off her tear drops,
Gliding down her scarred skin.
It is blankness in her eyes,
As her heart implodes.
It is the uncomfortable silence
After the words leave my lips

I smashed…
No obliterated…
No incinerated…
No destroyed it.
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Written on October 20, 2022

Submitted by dean.vandijl on October 20, 2022

Modified on April 06, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAAA XXXXXXX XBBA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 401
Words 84
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 7, 4
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Dean Van Dijl

A 20-year-old South African, living in the US. I have an undying passion for philosophy and psychology. I am in love with the liberation that one discovers upon writing poetry. more…

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