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Entries to Express It In Eight from September 2020 to the present .
The number of poems enforces the use of blog format with ten poems per page.
January 16, 2023 at 10:55am
January 16, 2023 at 10:55am
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Funambulist

It’s all about balance,
that’s why I carry the pole;
it looks like nonchalance,
but equity rules the soul;
both sides equal must be
to ensure my toe on the line,
and don’t worry about me,
I’ll be fixed soon and just fine.



Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 01.16.23
Prompt: Write a lopsided poem.
Note: It’s all in the definition of “funambulist.”



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