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Knock, Knock

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)

Sound of knock at death's door
Not enough for me to answer in fear
It is that and nothing more
Just being very sick won't get me near

Knowing what awaits on other side
Grim Reaper can keep on tapping
In life from death you can't really hide
You can only try while slyly escaping

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Written on March 14, 2024

Submitted on March 14, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 279
Words 56
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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