Rise



Raise your eyes to the skies.
And ask why?
Why can I not be,
Where I can see?
Let it go.
What holds
You know.
Shed it all
And fly.
Raise your eyes to the skies.
And never ask why.
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Submitted by JGisoCPA on August 05, 2015

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Scheme AbccdedfbAb
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 170
Words 40
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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