his voice has a slight tremble
i can feel in my throat, like
a hot melting tar, burning away —
a fever i could catch, a freedom
i could match, and light away
another smoke to its waste.
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© Anmol Arora 2018
For With Real Toads Fussy Little Forms: Cherita
she was the woman with dark kohl shaded eyes
with the vocals so resplendent and unique,
in her presence, the morning sun seemed to rise,
she was at her career’s, passion’s highest peak
when got tarnished by some bitter addiction
and her life became a popular fiction,
she is now gone, lost her war with her devils
but her true to soul baritone voice revels…
P.s.-
Poetic form- Rispetto
Rules-
1. 8 eleven-syllable lines, usually one stanza only.
2. Rhyme scheme- ababccdd.
3. Not much of a rule, but traditionally dedicated to a woman.
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