City of gods
These monstrous walls,
Absorb all but the night,
I am a preacher to your calls,
Guided by your metropolis light,
Bathed in your glow, moon, still, alone.
The gods of this city sit on a pigeon shit throne,
Rain falls heavy,
Rays ripple in puddles, stones only know,
This wicked world shrivels when the cold wind blows.
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A night in the city
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Written on March 01, 2024
Submitted by FeedDave on February 29, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 317 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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