Ricochet
Tonya Dale Cope 1952 (San Antonio)
Twisted feelings unwind slowly
Many knots to untie
The last one left raveled
The final goodbye
Battling words we spoke
Now seem such a waste
Ending not forgiving
Burnt morals to taste
I offer you water
A cup to restore
Pride swallowed so vainly
Refill once more
I ask for forgiveness
If only to heal
A friendship left wounded
Not to rebuild
I cannot replenish respect
With words that I stole
I can only replace memories
The new from the old
With these words I give you
My thoughts of today
I regret what happened
And its ricochet
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Written on June 13, 1988
Submitted by Tonyaco on January 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHAHIJKLMNOPQRSR |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 530 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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