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His Burning Bride

HIS BURNING BRIDE Certainly it is him The incessant coughs give him out ; He is in the balcony Wrapping and kissing his defacto bride . His dejure wife snores From her side he steals him out ; No, he won’t just blink , Till both eyes are fully screened With carbon from his mistress’ chimney. Though forewarned by his carers To stay clear of self-suicide So much he hates himself That in love of his burning bride He loudly knocks at quietus’ gate When the arrow of habit hits him Like a dog that wants to cough out a bone he does Till he spits out jelly-red ; Too much of these have happened That today he smelt burial mat.

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Date: 1/23/2014 8:10:00 PM
good use of metaphor... "When the arrow of habit hits him Like a dog that wants to cough out a bone" ... enjoyed
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Date: 1/23/2014 8:23:00 PM
Thank you Rex , when a poet of your calibre passes a poem as being okay,the poet can go to church for testimony. Kayod5

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