The battle that I’m in
Armed with spears
They stand on the ramparts
Of the wall you built around your heart
To keep love out
The tar and fire
Falling from your lips
Burns at the forces
Bashing at its door
But there’s no retreat
From this battle that I’m in
Volunteers springing up
Willing to rush at your walls
Pierced by your words
Some crumble and fall
Taunts from catapults fly
Crushing men where they lie
But through the flurry of arrows that fall
The flag I carry shields me from it all
Proud and white it flaps on high
“I Love you” it reads, I will not die!
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Submitted by leol.15970 on May 12, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXXX XXXX XXXX XABB AABB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 533 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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