One Foot Behind the Other
Melisssa R. Keele 1988 (Sedalia, Mo)
I'm just sittin here reminiscing
About all the times I've hurt
People don't know nothing
They don't understand me
Judge me
Try and tell me what to do
See if I care what you think
You aren't nothing
But a roadblock in the way
I'm going to keep on trucking
See my eyes
They are glowing now
Sparkles in my eye
Twinkles in my toes
One foot behind the other
A hand up to the sky
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Written on April 18, 2017
Submitted by keelemelissa30 on July 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACCDEAFAGHIJKI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 374 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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