The Chains That Remain
Aaron Samuel Lynch 1995 (Whiston)
January 24When our physical shackles were removed
We thought that we had been moved
To a place of freedom and equality
But somehow everything turned out horribly
For the mental shackles still remain
Those who could see this were thought to be insane
It's almost like there is something that they cannot contain
Hidden within was a flicker of light
To guide us all through each and every night
To align us back to were we belong
There must have been reason for things going so wrong
But the past is not were we belong
The future is not ours to see
Only the present decides what we can be
Once we overstand this
We will notice we have always been free."
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A brief insight into the unknown.
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Written on January 26, 2024
Submitted by Samlynch6180 on January 26, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A A B B C C C D D E E E B B X B |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 661 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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