Why Are We Shunn'd



Muted grit, unfiltered debris.
Morphable glee
Which God gave life,
Then grabb’d a knife.

Spinning wheels, which do thumb the flesh.
To carve, to thresh;
Slim or rotund
Why are we shunn’d?

Naked and shying from man’s plight.
Seen as a blight,
Viewed from afar
Unfair, we are.
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Written on April 09, 2024

Submitted by aprilskang320 on April 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 285
Words 58
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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  • rcatron1963
    I chose this for it's raw honesty and truth.
    LikeReply11 days ago

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