Impaled Again
A sword slices through empty space,
the air bleeding as sutures trace
To pierce not once but pierce again,
your breath scarlet, its stain portends
A breeze sharpens—all time erupts,
seasons hemorrhage and flow corrupt
The wind incited—torn by pain,
truth the loser, impaled again
(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on September 21, 2019
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 319 |
Words | 49 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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