Inadvertent



How doth my errant pocket dial
Betray my best intent
To keep my well-considered style
And contact who I meant.

Not even on my contact list!
How could that transpire?
I called someone I might have kissed
but didn't light a fire.

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Inspired by a late night event

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Written on September 01, 2023

Submitted by JohnElliott999 on September 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BCBC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 228
Words 46
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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