One Last Breath



Despair denies a red sunrise; Hope seeks blue eternal skies.

Life unfolds in somber refrain;
A simple vote will ease our pain.

No sunset on pillow's grace tonight;
Peace exhales uncolored light.

Waves still break on shifting sand;
Walk not backward as we stand.

Let sullen hues caress your sighs,
And faith eternal take your nighs.

I am the love which voids disdain;
Give future's time to sink your pain.

Even after a dark, stormy night;
We have a star to share our fight.

We will rise upon this death;
Let our hearts have one last breath.
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Submitted by alwayz4kidz on January 26, 2021

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BB CC DD AA BB CC EE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 525
Words 97
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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