Strangers Cry Out
Often, I have to challenge the words,
after they’re written
Often, I struggle to understand,
what the Muse is trying to say
Often, I have to cede the ground,
that buttresses my thinking
Often, the voices calling out
—are strangers to my ear
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 09, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 279 |
Words | 47 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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