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Why?

Ruby Heslop

Rhymed
Why does it feel illegal
to want to be around
someone that makes you feel
after all these years, found?

Why does it feel illegal,
this bond between us?
Why does everyone around me
make such a fuss?

Why does it feel illegal,
wanting to live with them,
because in a world of rocks,
they are the only gem?

Why does it feel illegal,
a love of this kind?
I wish others’ words
would stay out of my mind.
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Submitted by rooannheslop on February 16, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abxb Acxc Adxd Aexe
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 403
Words 92
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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