Murder of the Romanovs (Nicholas II & His Family)
They tread into a cellar
Their footsteps go unheard
They knew what was to happen
Yet they dared not speak a word
Four cherubs in white dresses,
Dark tresses bound with bows
A lad forever bleeding,
Pain's the only thing he knows
A somber, sad-eyed beauty
That this world misunderstood
A meekly fatalistic soul
Too kind for his own good
A wicked world's no haven
For saints that must depart
The silver scythes of hangmen
Seize life from innocent hearts
Now I ask you, Russia,
What defense will ever be enough
To taint your holy ground
With the scarlet of their blood?
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Submitted on August 25, 2017
Modified on April 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XXXX XCXC BXBX XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 546 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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