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Walls

Thomas Warren 2005 (California)

Free verse
Great walls of the castle will never protect us
for it can fly.
Incredible netting in the sky will never suffice
for it can walk.
Tremendous amounts of firepower never stood a chance
for it has thick armor.
But we still protect our kingdom

Until we perish evermore.
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Written on September 10, 2021

Submitted by thomasiwarren2005 on October 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXXXX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 264
Words 48
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 1
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