the child in me
when I was a little kid
the child in me I had killed
or so was what I thought
God knows what I had sought
I started living in a cage
felt like an actor on a stage
I played some movie characters
the grim and sober swaggerers
I wouldn't dance I wouldn't sing
I wouldn't say no stupid thing
I wouldn't act weird or dumb
of joy, I made my heart numb
but I failed to think of one simple fact
while putting on this stupid act
that I was just a 6 year old
a heart that young I had controlled
no cruel the world's been to me
if my own viciousness I were to see
no one has bruised my heart more
it's only me and me alone.
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Submitted by zamanfatima11234 on December 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAA BBCC DDEE FFGG HHXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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