The Itching Sky
I cannot really understand
The reasons for such deeds;
Suffice to say that on that day
An evil plan prevailed,
Till human hearts were melted down
In kerosene and steel.
This tragic space still sickens me;
The sky seems lonely here,
As if it reaches for a tower
To scrape its itching skin;
And so I long for future days,
When hopes and girders rise.
The human heart is maddening,
So twisted in its thoughts,
Too zealous in vain delusions,
Too foolish to feel shame:
But we must work for justice,
And heal such tortured minds.
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Submitted on February 25, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 507 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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