Untitled



We tried to paint Elysium
using brushes made of rust
Our trees bore only acrid fruit
Air suffused with ash and dust

Good intentions marred by bruises
Paradise now spoiled by war
This place; not fit for favored men
Just a coward and his whore

Looking back; contrived connection
Desperation made us bend
but now we've come to realize
ransacked hearts can never mend
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Submitted by maree_t on November 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 374
Words 75
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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