Grounded
Luis Enrique Jimenez Jr. 2000 (Los Angeles, California)
You could be on top of the world-
but still,
you would come down for me.
The travertine-
placed beneath your feet,
has never been enough.
Reminiscing on a distant self,
would all go up in smoke.
Everlasting clouds,
were made to hold you high-
yet something that you needed,
was below.
A boundless gift,
bestowed by Faith.
you tied it-
to a tree.
That very force-
still lifts you up,
and will forevermore.
When all is done,
the heads have turned-
you’ll still come down for me.
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Submitted by ComposerLuis on July 15, 2020
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 457 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 19, 3 |
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