A Bottle in Hand
I lay on the ground and cried.
Why, oh why, did I have to die?
I saw it happen before me.
It was the only thing I could see.
Watching it caused me much pain.
I was driving too fast in the rain.
With a half full bottle in my hand.
No way I would miss the band.
My mind it could not grasp.
It all happened way too fast.
The car just slammed into a tree.
And in that, it was the end of me.
I rose off the ground and cried.
Why, oh why, did I have to die?
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Submitted by Brokenoifvet on September 30, 2013
Modified on March 21, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aBcc ddee xxcc aB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 438 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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