the core



I snapped
I locked the doors
grabbed the last of the orange juice
and ate
a year’s supply of mushrooms

I ripped the ziploc bag at it’s seams
and licked it clean
I scrubbed the whole house
laughed madly for some time at
the practicality of a stop sign’s design
just before my voice box
grew legs and took a walk
I stayed inside
I sank through all seven levels of a sinner’s heart
to where the soul meets body
and there I met God
let me tell you
She is
blindingly
beautiful
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Written on April 05, 2020

Submitted by T.L.D.Remnant on November 25, 2023

Modified by T.L.D.Remnant on November 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXAA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 482
Words 96
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 15

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