Tears And Missteps
My words the result
of the times I’ve lived
not a classroom exercise
My feelings all paid
with the blood of my fears
not a rambling diatribe
My trail has been lined
with each tear and misstep
to mark the way ahead
My life a memory
telling a tale
—whose direction my soul has led
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2018)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 28, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXX XXX XXA XXA X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 331 |
Words | 59 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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