Sinful

Annelies Retzlaff 1995 (United States)



I envied your lips, so stole them from you,
and stored them on a pike of shame,
as the town gathered to witness
the flaying of our name.

They started to scream their protest,
and pulled out what’s within,
as muddled voices demanded
the facing of our sin.

About this poem

This poem reflects on the guilt and shame the queer community can face as they go through the process of coming out.

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Written on September 01, 2023

Submitted by retzlaffae on September 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 258
Words 55
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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