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Mother's TV

James Kirkpatrick

It numbs regret
But better yet
Helps her forget
Lest devils spawn.

It quells the thought
Of folly’s rot
Lost, sold, or bought,
From dawn till dawn.

Time confounder,
Siren sounder,
Demon drowner
Is always on.

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Written on 2022

Submitted by James_Kirkpatrick on December 13, 2023

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Scheme AAAB XCCX DDDB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 211
Words 43
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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