Apr 2020
It's been awhile
Since we last laughed
It was at the zoo
Feeding giraffes
Long black tongues
Tickled pink palms
As they ate the crackers
Without qualm
It's been awhile
Since we last kissed
Sweet and salty
A flavor I missed
And hands held
As our bodies touched
Your forgotten T-shirt
I have clutched
It's been awhile
Since we last spoke
Hearing your voice
I begin to choke
Since we last laughed
It was at the zoo
Feeding giraffes
Long black tongues
Tickled pink palms
As they ate the crackers
Without qualm
It's been awhile
Since we last kissed
Sweet and salty
A flavor I missed
And hands held
As our bodies touched
Your forgotten T-shirt
I have clutched
It's been awhile
Since we last spoke
Hearing your voice
I begin to choke
This is a simple rhyme scheme that is meant to end abruptly and leave the reader unsatisfied with a 5/8ths progression that needs a 6th or 8th stanza to complete. The poem's structure is more of a testament to how I felt than the actual words are.
(37/M/Minneapolis)
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