I'm falling for a spider lily
A spider lily kisses my lips,
perfume so sickly,
impossible to resist.
"Temptation is the devil" I cry,
& throw it off the ledge.
The petals call out my name,
they know I yearn for them.
Overcome by subservience,
I feel compelled to obey,
the orders of the flower that sways.
I'm falling for a spider lily.
It's illogical to obey.
There's no reason to be servile.
Forgoing my task is fulfilling,
yet servitude feels divine.
I reach out a hand to grasp its beauty,
the allure life will never match.
I've fallen for a spider lily.
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Submitted by xomanahilox on December 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAX XX XX XBX A BX XX AX A |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 536 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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