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A Quiet House

Tooba Butt 2002 (Lahore)

Wall, bricks, hustle and bustle
Scrotching love, increasing rustle

Crowded and yet very hushed
With every soul inhabited crushed

Dwelling constantly with war affront
Tedious creatures, so afraid to confront

Startling it is, the pretence of grandeur
Every pupil looks a radiant azure

The world so envious of this ménage
Ceaselessly causing shatter to percentage

Why? Why would you do that?
Hiding tears not sharing combat

Disillusioned, the world having doubts
Unaware, those bricks are a quiet house!

About this poem

This poem is about a house full of people but very distant from each other because of the harshness of the world around them.

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Written on May 07, 2023

Submitted by ToobaButt on May 07, 2023

Modified by ToobaButt on May 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC XX DD EE XX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 508
Words 86
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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