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We lack this

Pontificaine

Rhymed
As time passes
I realize the masses
Gather to enlighten the
Ignorant amongst the classes

Hoping to inspire
The Collective conscience
Alas,
We lack this

Evolution slows down
And time…
It happens

Minds go blind
Eyes cradled in blackness
Sleep comes to few
The rest, too distracted

Lacking dreams to follow
Nightmares run ramped

It always seems dark
Declares
A pale boy impacted

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Written on June 11, 1982

Submitted by ThomasPfoley on June 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXA XXXX XXX BXXX XB XXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 393
Words 79
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3
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