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A Pathetic Sight

Daisy Montgomery

Do I deserve it?
I am scared of the answer.
I shiver like a child,
Weak, pathetic,
Desperate.
Desperate to be worthy.
Yet I am scared that he will answer yes.
Out of distant politeness and,
Even more,
Close intimacy.
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Submitted by DaisyMMontgomery on October 20, 2022

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Scheme ABCDAEFGHE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 217
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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