Enfant de Boheme
another mask-
that's all they want
another pretty little tattooed love thing
another burlesque queen
with flawless features
slip on a wig
become someone new
in stockings with back-seams
and pink-glitter-beaded-panties
I AM NOT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
i am a riot waiting to happen
scarred arms and hard hearts
freckled
and laced with the taste of venom
i am a disillusioned child of revolution
forgotten by fame and fate alike
i don't like your music
or your art
i don't strip-
i just naturally come this way
and no-
i won't wear your mask
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXXXXXXX X BXXXBXXXXXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 519 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 1, 12 |
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