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Fear and Fail

John Erlich Jr 1985 (Fairbanks, Ak)

Young, old afraid of none
No hint of fear no will to fail
I met you, just the one
It was clear and far too real
A soul so fierce bright as a sun
I began to feel
A fear to fail, the one.

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Someone I feared and loved

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Written on January 27, 2022

Submitted by johne.82213 on January 27, 2022

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Scheme ABACACA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 187
Words 45
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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