A Glimpse From The Past, West Sumatra
Walking down my street one day
I watched a driver accelerate his bus to hit a
Cat and her kittens, only to drive on with a smile of
Success
I watched a mother leave her infant on the side of
The road, in an open sewer, for her dead child to
Rest
I watched dog literally eat dog, for this was the
Only way to make the pain and reality of starvation
Recess
I watched these observations kill the ignorance from
Bliss, once possessed, of and by this 12 year old
Tourist.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 454 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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