The Wretched
Jonathan Walker 1977 (South Africa)
Wretched creature
Dead within
Need a rescue
From my skin
Hide my wretched
Face from you
Masked by lies but
You pierce through
You think you're rich
Wretched mind
Poor and pitied
Shamed yet blind
Wretched men to
Wretched ends
Share the harvest
Righteous friends
Wretched days we're
Starved and scorned
Cheerless hearts will
Feast once more
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Submitted on June 19, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XBXB XCXC BDXD XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 319 |
Words | 57 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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