Hambone
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
In this world are bait and hooks
That to the fish look pleasing
But when the fish go for the bait
The hooks prove so deceiving
At first, they seem like gentle prods
Until they get embedded
Then when you’re hooked they reel you in
The very thing you dreaded
Your hunger pains aren’t bad enough
To seek a quick solution
Not if it gets you hooked into
A life of prostitution
The world pedals temporary comfort
To ease a deep and unrelenting pain!
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Written on February 02, 2018
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 450 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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