America Cries

Deborah Wiederhold 1967 (Sacramento)



America cries
Polarized
Unity stretched
Hunger etched
Looming large for those small
And for those without much at all
Mom is at home
But she's not alone
She has 3 mouths to feed
And can't fulfill their needs
Because they're out of school
And for now that's the rule
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Submitted by Deborah.wiederhold on February 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCDDEFGHII
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 254
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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