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Like the salt on an open wound

Ani Shahverdyan 1989 (Yerevan)

Rain drops three days nonstop
On the naked fears of the fading world–
They say a drop of water can kill
If it hits the same place for long…

Rain drops under Chopin,
Torturing every note
On the old piano keyboard,
Like the salt on an open wound…
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Submitted on April 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 244
Words 48
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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Ani Shahverdyan

CEO by day, writer by night, 32-year-old Ani Shahverdyan has successfully synchronized career with a hobby. Thanks to the latter, she has published 4 books - "Ticket to All-Inclusive Life", "The Cosmos in My Head", "Contrast" and "Disaster Queen". Visit her on Instagram on @kindomen. more…

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