Weightless

An Oriental Poetry Contest Entry

I feel dread, work stress weight.
Crush what is my soul, it isn't right I scream.
Will I be free of this weight? No, I’m found dead at my desk.

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Three-Five-Seven

The elements of the Three-Five-Seven are:

Written in 3 lines, however the 3 lines may be broken into 6 lines at the caesura.

Measured, counting words not syllables, L1 6 words, L2 = 10 words, L3 = 14 words

Each line is broken mid way by caesura, L1 = 3, 3; L2 = 5,5 and L3 = 7,7. Thus the name Three-Five-Seven.

Each line carries a parallel, the halves of the line reflect or answer each other.