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Illegally Etrangère

Chand

Illegally Étrangère


She was drowning
Letting her life slip away
Under an unauthorized blend
Of alcohol and tears
Sometimes stirred up
With some audible sobs
But mostly
As smooth as a whisky on the rock

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Borders, laws, lines and barriers have made life 'illegal' and a human being a 'strange' object to another. Their voices can't be heard, they don't speak 'normal', silenced in the name of profit. Even when they cry it is considered as hysterical - thus unheard, unnoticed and made their expression 'Illegal'.

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Written on November 11, 2021

Submitted by ciechand on March 16, 2024

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Scheme ABCDEFGH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 209
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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