Charity Came Too Late
On the cold stone steps of the church was where I found him
Strapped to his soul with only his faith to shield him
I searched the depth of his eyes and found my own courage
We both wept
For we know that the dreams he dared to dream were swiftly stolen away
Like a flash of lightning on a dark and stormy night
I left him as I found him
A broken man
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Written on March 09, 2013
Submitted by PurrlySchells on January 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 352 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 2, 1, 1 |
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