Charles Bukowski

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Hello, How Are You? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEF GHIJKLMNOPGQORFST U V

this fear of being what they areA
deadB
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at least they are not out on the street theyC
are careful to stay indoors thoseD
pasty mad who sit alone before their tv setsE
their lives full of canned mutilated laughterF
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their ideal neighborhoodG
of parked carsH
of little green lawnsI
of little homesJ
the little doors that open and closeK
as their relatives visitL
throughout the holidaysM
the doors closingN
behind the dying who die so slowlyO
behind the dead who are still aliveP
in your quiet average neighborhoodG
of winding streetsQ
of agonyO
of confusionR
of horrorF
of fearS
of ignoranceT
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a dog standing behind a fenceU
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a man silent at the windowV

Charles Bukowski



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