Death of a Society
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime
someone killed because of color I'm told
Perhaps society will change in time
Listen everywhere, the voices do cry
Hated, the Jew, the gay, the black, the old
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime
Youth so tender, innocent in their prime
Soon, conformity will deform youths mold
Perhaps society will change in time
To remove from our eyes the raping blind
To see if we ourselves have become cold
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime
Free us now from these wicked chains that bind
Fight hard to break apart the deformed mold
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime
Perhaps society will change in time
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Submitted on September 11, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AbA xbA abA cbA cbAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 632 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
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