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Look at Me

Seema Ali

Ballade
Listen to me
Keep a distance
Don't come close
Do you know who I am
I am a muslim woman
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Written on January 10, 2024

Submitted on January 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDE
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 86
Words 20
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    In only five short lines this poem has managed to say a lot. And all those familiar with the muslin custom or belief will get a lot from these lines. Much can be said about them.
    Good read!
    LikeReply3 months ago

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