Desperate in Giving Counsel, 1979
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
Have you heard me?
Give up on seeing that Man.
Five strange jobs in
The last two years.
Nothing but tears in store.
And there’s more.
Two previous women
In Common Law.
A Son he never sees.
Think again Girl, please.
You go out on desperate nights.
Frequent fights.
Yet you say he
Lights up your board.
Good Lord.
Retreat from him as
You would the Plague.
Short lived ache, and then
You’ll love again.
Oh, gotta go now
Oven is ringing, baking done.
(Hangs up the phone. Dial tone.)
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 14, 2023
Modified on April 09, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXXBBCXDDEEAFFXXGG XCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 486 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 19, 3 |
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