A Flower on the Stairs



The water is low; the fire is high.
The lake waits on the other side.

For all those disobedient bastards;
Who just will not obey their Master!

They say that if there’s truth its hidden.
I say that they’ve got to be kidding.

Its written on their hearts and minds.
And if they look I know they’ll find.

That there’s a flower on the stairs;
For those who’ll rise up from their chairs!
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Written on April 04, 2010

Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 08, 2022

Modified on April 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX XX AA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 395
Words 86
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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