Waiting on a Sneeze to Sort Me Out
the sound & steam & slash of my piss cutting through fresh snow…
I throw my head back,
grooaan
& let the gods gently kiss my forehead
mesmerized by strange flames
I am frozen
directly above me is the great conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn
smoochin’ it up after 800 years
I smile & feel sick to my pit
mere moments from expelling more hot humor onto this cold white canvas…
but then!
a holy sign!
a gift divine!
my body erupts with a rich, deep, double-sneeze
I am ruptured & equal to god
I zip-up & venture back to the warmth of a wood fire
comforted by the click/clack of the door latch
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Submitted on January 16, 2021
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX XX XXXXXBBX X XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 8, 1, 2 |
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