Delirious



She's dancing delirious,
her head fell,
I'm hearing wedding bells--
telling me she is heaven
and a flame from hell.

Every color of feathers,
singing to my ears,
I can't go forward,
moving back to blue tunes and,
her evil spell.

Eyes overshadowing me,
I was a leaf,
blowing dirt in melody--
off route 60 motel,
blood is wine,
shadows on the wall climbing.

Her face covered by a veil,
asking me,
"Will you love me forever?"
I'm no wishing well.

Motel 60 sounds delightful,
until you step inside,
a black widow spider,
transforming before my eyes--
she is delirious,
opening her mouth wide...
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Submitted by neilt.79763 on December 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXXB XXXXB CXCBXX XCDB XEDXAE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 595
Words 130
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6, 4, 6

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