Punch Line

Punch Line

Crimson consumes my candent face,
withdrawing within as my hands entwine.
Pulled to a protective place
I embrace my feelings unbenign -
displacing my disgrace.
Tittering trails as I define
my hurt as a paltry punch line.


Notes
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Prompt: Embarrassment (May not use the word or a direct synonym)

Form: Complex Alliterisen (Rhymed)
Rhyme scheme: abababb; S=8
1st line: S syllables
2nd line: S+2 syllables
3rd line: S-1 syllables
4th line: S+1 syllables
5th line: S-2 syllables
6th line: S syllables
7th line: S syllables

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Ken