The Last Metaphor
The last metaphor died today,
a final flutter of verbal plumage
made barely a semantic shudder of sound
as it struggled to bridge the gap
from abstract
to concrete
In death we wondered
what enthralled our eager mouths to water
at this pathetic peacock
this appalling avian suggestion
we hunted with such zeal
And as we stood and stared
- as the blood trickle slowed
and eyes of glittering obsidian
now cool to sickly jet -
at the last metaphor
dead at our hands
all wonder turns to horror
and beauty's veil is torn away
to reveal reality's horror
a feast devoid of flavor
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Written on November 02, 2021
Submitted by lameinsane on November 02, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXXXX XBXCX XXCXXXBABB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 10 |
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