spiralling staircase
unopened letters litter the staircase
no trace of love or harmony
the streets are filled with race and hate
abandoned cars burn with freedom
golden flames of a future passed
deceased bodies pray for forgiveness
the living reside in a heaven which is enshrined in hell
black smoke lights up the sky
those that survive
wish they had died
an walking wounded they tread the back streets
searching for sanctuary
pleading for forgiveness
seeking the truth
beneath the red terracotta rooftops
peace hides behind the fireplace
an empty table
displaced chairs
a young girl sacrifices herself for a packet of cigarettes
as the young soldier entertains her
she trains a revolver to his head
an young innocent is put to bed
blood stained floor encrusted in the dust
no diamond shines on the finger
death lingers in the air
the stench can never be fully quenched
outside the gunfire chimes
another women is raped
in this village there is divide
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emptiness and truth
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Written on March 22, 2023
Submitted by ryraynard on March 22, 2023
Modified on April 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AB CXX DX XXE X BDX XA XX XFG GX FXC XX E |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,100 |
Words | 173 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1 |
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