The day that he died
Sir Evergrace Longsword 1967 (California)
A grudge against God, for over thirty years,
as much as I loved him, I still had my tears
A life barely lived, my brother was gone,
not knowing what to do, I felt like a pawn
A hollowness of spirit, filled my waking soul,
missing the main ingredient, and I was the bowl
An explosion of anger, came from deep within,
my fists against a wall, was the only way to win
Black and blue were the colors, that I knew so well,
my heart had been stolen, and locked in a cell
Lost in this world, with nowhere to go,
I still looked to Jesus, I wanted him to know
Darkness and light, they both knew my name,
emotionally numb, with feelings of shame
No happiness or joy, there is nothing inside,
all of this started, the day that he died
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Submitted by RossStephen1967 on May 27, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX AA BB CC DD EE FF GG |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 708 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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