Unholy Waters
Once again
Religion
Is tearing us apart
Judaic tears
Islamic fear
Shared values in the dark
To kill
For an idea
Judgmental and profane
Begins the end
The baby drowned
—in bathwaters of pain
(The New Room: November, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 28, 2023
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on November 28, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 227 |
Words | 43 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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