"Did I Say I Would"
Did I say I would
As I watched the falling sparrow
Was it I who promised
To stop the piercing arrow
Oh but he lies so cold and still
It's late to begin, so late
Many cannot see the danger there
Did I say I would
Perhaps it was a dream
Someone gave me the silver thread
To sow shut the human seam
To Earth fell my soaring will
But if I hurry; make haste
I will avoid the judge's killing stare
Did I say I would
My words I cannot recall
How could I let it be
If I was to become the all
Claiming forever the scared hill
I laugh, my fellows with me
We all fell the trapper's snare
Did I say I would
My friends with finger condemn
As my eyes blur
The light, once bright grows dim
The wind, once warm blows Winter's chill
And I alone I'm left to find
What little peace in a traitor's mind.
About this poem
Written in 1977 after leaving home for the first time and escaping the pedophile for the first time.
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Written on January 02, 1977
Submitted by albertlavallee on October 28, 2021
Modified on April 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxbc xd Aexec xd Afgfc gd Axxxc hh |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 757 |
Words | 163 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 2, 5, 2, 5, 2, 5, 2 |
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