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And They Leave Us Alone...

Kurt Philip Behm

Wannabees always seem to know
who the really tough guys are
Their carriage indefinable
 though marked by every scar

The pheromones of conquest
 carried by the chosen few
Who rumble through the tallest grass
—swallowing what they chew

(Dreamsleep: July, 2022)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on July 19, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 263
Words 43
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 1
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Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    This poem describes there is more to life than wrinkles and grey hairs and that experience is the best teacher
    If at first you don't succeed, try and try again !
    LikeReply1 year ago

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