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Cry for Justice

Terence Cummings-Smith

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Cry for Justice
Once again the cry for justice rings out,
    another young man of colour cut down,
        in his vital prime.
            quick indictments this time.

This should not occur,
    I strongly concur,
        at least the wheels of justice quickly turn,
            there is no need for the city to burn,

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Written on February 10, 2023

Submitted by on February 10, 2023

Modified on March 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXAA BBCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 319
Words 58
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 4
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