Chiaroscuro (prelude to heck)



Behind
the gathering
black clouds
truth
is disappearing

mad
driven
by hate
justice
is
violently screaming

ideals
on both sides
excuse
crime and oppression

lightning
thunder
hail
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Submitted by Traian06 on February 13, 2023

Modified on April 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXA XBXXXA XXXB AXX
Characters 181
Words 31
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 4, 3

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