Xenophobia



As a xenophobic he fears the unknown
He distrusts a stranger
He'd rather atone
As a xenophobic he dreads a foray
He suspects the foreign
He'd rather betray
As a xenophobic he hates things novel
He doubts the uncommon
He'd rather grovel
As a xenophobic he spurns advancement
He combats all progress
He'd rather lament
As a xenophobic he bucks the future
He resents recency
He'd rather suture
As a xenophobic he vexes design
He tortures invention
He'd rather decline
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

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Scheme ABACDCEDEFGHBGBIDI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 447
Words 80
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

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