Yin Yang IV
And I am my brother’s brother
If I so choose.
I will wear men’s garments
And men’s shoes.
Wherefore free will
If it fails to grant
The right to call
Round, square; straight, slant?
I am a rhinoceros
If I say so
There’s only one
Who’d dare say no.
It ‘s that vociferous Ionesco.
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Submitted by Belleta on January 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 278 |
Words | 54 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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