My little girl lost



I MADE YOU A PROMISE SOON AFTER YOUR BIRTH
 I PROMISED YOU SAFETY WHILE HERE ON THIS EARTH
 THE MONSTER HE TOOK YOU SO FAR FAR AWAY
 WHAT MORE COULD I DO WHAT ELSE COULD I SAY
 I LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR THE LONGEST OF TIME
 THE LOST LITTLE SOUL I WAS DESPERATE TO FIND
 THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU WAS HORRIBLY SAD
 THAT LONG SOLEMN DAY WE BURRIED MY DAD
 YOUR EYES WERE SO EMPTY FULL OF PURE FEAR
 I WAS THERE WITH YOU BUT OUR MONSTER WAS NEAR
 FAMILIES HAVE SECRETS THEY TAKE TO THE GRAVE
 MY LITTLE GIRL LOST I JUST COULDN’T SAVE
 THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES I HAD SEEN IT BEFORE
 IT FEELS LIKE MY FAULT COULD I HAVE DONE MORE
 I WANTED TO TAKE YOU AND SET YOUR SOUL FREE
 THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES WAS A REFLECTION OF ME
 COULD I HAVE HELPED YOU IN SOME OTHER WAY
 WOULD IT HAVE CHANGED THINGS THAT HORRIBLE DAY
 YEARS HAVE PASSED NOW SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
 IM STILL STUCK IN A RUTT CAN’T SEEM TO MOVE ON
 I KNOW YOU’RE ANGEL WAY UP IN THE SKY
 I JUST WISH I COULD KNOW WHY YOU HAD TO DIE
 THE MONSTER STILL LIVES AND THAT’S SO UNFAIR
 CAUSE I LOST MY ANGEL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR
 I KNOW YOU ARE HAPPY NOW SAFE IN HIS ARMS
 BUTTERING HIM UP WITH ALL OF YOUR CHARMS
 I MISS YOU SO MUCH IT SO PLAIN TO SEE
 BUT AT LEAST I KNOW YOUR SOUL IS NOW FREE!
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Submitted by Atotaltrip on July 23, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCDEEFFGGHHIIBBJKLLMMNNII
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,247
Words 258
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28

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