A Child Alone
Born into a world of deception,
Embraced in a life of abuse,
Tormented by a state of abandonment,
Betrayed by parents of youth.
Destroyed by words of profanities,
Tortured without excuse,
Alone in a house of misery:
Torn, battered, and confused.
Compelled to a life of insignificance
With their endeavors never seen,
Their family — a false reality,
Alone with only their dreams.
Assaulted with no explanation
By parents who destroy with their hands;
A child bruised and broken
Can only dream of oceans and sands.
Alone in a world with no one,
Their voice never heard nor seen,
Locked in a room of obscurities,
Waiting for death to set them free.
Violence speaks to this child
With no escape to be seen.
Alone in this house of tragedy:
Withdrawn, suicidal, and unseen.
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Submitted by walkinverse on March 15, 2021
Modified on April 21, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXX BBCX XDCX AEAE ADBC XDCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 132 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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