One Last Breath (Creed Cover)

Please come now, and hold me now.
Before much longer, I'm 'neath the ground.
But before they drag me deeply under,
I yell back when I hear thunder.

But all cried out, I've one last breath.
And after one last breath is death.
I'm down to one last breath I said.
And after one last breath I'm dead.

I called out to the one that made me.
Mother, Heaven, someone, save me!
I'm six feet from the precipice
And the view from here, it looks like bliss.

Hold me now, and please come now.
I'm six feet distant from the ground.
Hold me 'cause I'm thinking how,
maybe six ain't so far down.

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Poetry cover of  Creed - One Last Breath in iambic pentameter

Criminal Smooth: The Introduction

I'm villain.  I'm teflon.  I'm criminal smooth.
I'm nice to my friends, but don't get it confused.
Just struck girl named Annie.  Did you hear the news?
'Cause debts, if you have them, I'm coming for you.

And debts, if you have them, don't bother to plead.
I've heard it before and there's really no need.
"Just give me more time, I will pay you next week."
If payment, you had it, you wouldn't see me.

But payment, you haven't.  Don't lie, 'cause I know.
I'll take lamentations in lieu of the dough.
And screaming and pleading and curse me a foe.
Extracting your debts from account of your woe.

Dubbed villain.  Dubbed teflon.  Dubbed criminal smooth.
But really yourself that invite such abuse.
You spent beyond means and then want it for free.
If payment, you had it, you wouldn't see me.

So next time be frugal, don't take lest you earn.
This lesson so painful, I do hope you learn.
'Cause good guys don't issue the credit so yearned.
And bad guys, oh how we love watching you burn!

The one's that say no, are your friend not your foe.
And though we say yes, we're the curse you dub bless.
Delayed it by time, but true colors they shine.
The dawn it comes late, and such woe comes your fate.

And now I've arrived, the great sum of your fears.
Which cannot be drowned by an ocean of beers.
Your wails are melodic and soothing to ears.
And me?  I'm conductor of symphony:  tears.

There's not a free lunch, please don't get it confused.
If you couldn't pay back, then should never have used.
I execute justice yourself have accused.
I'm villain.  I'm teflon.  I'm criminal smooth.

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Was just thinking of the last piece I did on Smooth Criminal and figured we don't know anything about who this smooth criminal is so then thought of telling his story.  Anapestic tetrameter is starting to come naturally now.

Nonsense (Mercury Feet)

The tongue the stick that sounds the drum.
Now count the beat: da DUH da da DUM!
They eat and sleep, and sleep and eat.
Grow sluggish on their mercury feet.

And when we meet, we meet and greet.
And finding though we never did seek.
And spin the straw, producing gold,
A sight which we can hardly behold.

And when we sneak, oh how we creep!
We snuck upon the Little Bo Peep!
Who lost her sheep, began to weep
But then returned on mercury feet.

And tortoise soundly beat the hare.
An outcome that we all should beware.
The tongue the stick that sounds the drum.
Now count the beat: da DUH da da DUM!

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trying a mixed meter, first line of each couplet is straight iambic tetrameter, second line is 3 iambs followed by one anapest... just writing some nonsense poetry to try it out

Smooth Criminal (Hey Annie)

Oh Annie!  Hey Annie!  Hey say it's not true!
I heard you've been struck by a criminal smooth!
He broke through the window, and entered apartment,
And did things so heinous, left blood stains on carpet.

So Annie please call back, and say it's not true.
So Annie do call back, and give me good news.
The sound of your sweet voice puts my heart at ease.
When message, you get this, do call back.  Oh please!

So Annie, please dial and say you're okay.
The rumors, I'm hearing, no mind I should pay!
Your phone was on silent, you heard it not ring.
Or just in the shower and call back first thing!

But I heard glass hit floor like piano crescendo,
And villain did enter by way of the window,
And then did accost you in your own apartment,
And when he did exit, were blood stains on carpet!

So just give a call back and say it's not true.
These fantasies made up of criminal smooth!
My image-ination, my thoughts ran away.
Your phone just lost charge, you're completely okay!

When message, you get this, do call back, I plead.
The sound of your sweet voice puts my heart at ease.
No villain did force you to flee to your bedroom.
No scoundrel did break door and bring you to your doom.

Hey Annie, I'm outside.  The one raising sin!
The cops are so callous, they won't let me in!
I know that you're up there, just call back, I pray!
The sound of your sweet voice, just say you're okay.

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I think everybody knows this song, here's my manic, spoken word remix in anapestic tetrameter :)