Mama Bear

John David Walsh 2001 (Boston)



What business do kids have in war?
Why dont more take on the chore
To shield young minds of our mess
Not enough care to address

A female soldier, men will doubt
Whispers of weakness were passed about
But in one act of ruthlessness
No quicker way was a rumor dismissed

In a flurry of blood and hair,
Not only foes, but friends watched in despair,
All we could do was stand and stare
Dont f*ck with mama bear

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Written on October 20, 2022

Submitted by John_David_Walsh on October 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCXX DDDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 409
Words 85
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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