Decayed Wings
He asked me if it hurt when I fell from heaven
And it wasn't a charming question
My wings were set ablaze
As I crashed through the Earth's atmosphere
Each feather plucked with painstaking vulgarity
I grasped at moons and galaxies
In a desperate attempt
To slow my blazing descent
And the burns still smoke
My scarred back still smouldering
There went my ignorant purity
As a gritty harsh reality was thrust upon me
"You should know.
You pushed me."
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Submitted by Askew on June 16, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXXBXXXCCBB XB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 447 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 2 |
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