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Chopped down my family tree

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)

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On a trip to Marseille France
Arrived at a cemetery very late
Requested to locate ancestor's grave and dance
It contained bones of a familial pirate

Some families have skeletons in their closet
Mine contains more than a fair share
Figuratively chopping family tree with imaginary hatchet
Shiver me timbers from my past they're everywhere

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Some pride you just have to hide.

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Written on December 05, 2023

Submitted on December 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAB BCBC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 338
Words 56
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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