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Tapa: My First Attempt

At midnight you returned empty handed,
I wanted an apology with chocolates.

The memory of you haunts my dreams,
Your reality was an alien presence.

You always want to kiss me when you're drunk,
I can't stand the taste of beer and cigarettes.

Poet's Note: ▶︎

Line Count: 6
Form: Tapa = Written in a woman's voice.
The elements of the Tapa or landay are:
         A distich. a poem in 2 lines.
         syllabic, each line 9 to13 syllables.
         unrhymed.
         In pashtun the end syllabes are ina . u͂na . a͂na or a͂ma.
                   http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/3902-tapa-landay-misra/
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