Child Destructiveness
Ignorance:
What is your purpose figurine?
Smashed on the floor I'll know it keen.
Unsuitable environment:
This house is for adults, not me
Fine chairs, white carpets all say flee.
Accidents:
It broke and shattered, what a mess;
My untried strength and clumsiness.
Curiosity:
What makes it tick? This I must see.
A cuckoo clock is now debris.
Protest:
I needed love, kindness and worth.
A violent protest for the dearth.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 405 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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