It only Takes an Instant
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. 1950 (USA)
It Only Takes an Instant ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 9, 2022
It only takes an instant
For beating hearts to be no more
For innocent sweet children
Lifeless bodies on a floor
Helpless victims of a society
gone so very, very wrong
So now we mourn our bottomless sorrow
We sing our tear filled funereal song
We honor souls lost way too young
As grown-ups pout and cower
To bullying forces self-absorbed
In pseudo, pointless power
When will it all end?
Will kindness prevail?
Will children ever feel secure?
Will grown ups ever dig down deep
Turn their hearts from evil
To hearts so pristine pure?
And do what’s right and lead the fight
So progeny fears no more
Never ever should sweet young innocent souls
End lifelessly on the cold, cold floor
About this poem
A plea for gun reform so no more children die
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Written on July 09, 2020
Submitted by shulman.gary on July 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axx Abxbxcxcxdxdxxexxexbxb |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 749 |
Words | 144 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 22 |
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