Soulless But Conjoined



You stir it one way, and they the other,
but the pot stays just as hot

You attack their motives, and they attack yours,
while the mixture boils and rots

“It needs to be this way”… the other side revolts,
your mind ‘faulty’ with avarice and greed

The pot has simmered, the broth is thick,
and its bottom not easy to see

With spoon or fork, its offering slick,
when the bowls come out at noon

A mutual exclusion, first left then right,
neither motive heaven known

In single file, day turns to night,
talking points with nothing said

Both cupboards bare, a rat within,
guarding a piece of old stale bread

When the final story is written and told,
of what in concert you destroyed

A drum will beat, zero-sum complete,
leaving you soulless, but conjoined

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on June 24, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX AX AB CX CD XD XX XX B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 776
Words 141
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

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