The Promise
I discovered this morning
after all these years,
that everyone is really different
from me
Whether rich or poor
black or then white,
it goes far beneath the surface
to see
When I look in their eyes
only questions stare back,
as I try to keep my thoughts
to myself
But along with those thoughts
comes the promise I bear,
and its hard to stay up
on the shelf
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 19, 2019
Modified on March 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXA XXXA XXBC BXXC X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 402 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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