survive
skin of milk and honey
hair as black as a raven
I describe this princess of night
as she walks her skirts float behind her
this angel cries tears of crimson that stain her porcelain skin
red streaks that run down her plump cheeks
once happy now unhappy
north, south or east, west
up, down or sideways
this princess will survive
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Submitted on February 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX XX AXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 321 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 3, 1 |
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