Double Bind
How much do you weigh
with and without your clones?
Are you a sterile vessel with a "bag-of-bones?"
How much do you weigh
with and without your soul?
Are you a vapid spirit with a "rock-and-roll?"
How much do you weigh
with and without your heart?
Are you a savage person with a "running-start?"
How much do you weigh
with and without your press?
Are you a callous clotheshorse with a "fancy-dress?"
How much do you weigh
with and without your mind?
Are you an air or fat head with a "double-bind?"
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | Abb Acc Add Aee Aff |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 484 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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