A Dreadful Thing
A bright candle flame,
A happy life tame,
A open soul is named,
A tear of happiness,
A nights peaceful silence,
A skinned knee the only thing bleeding,
A loving heart steadily beating,
A happy life still breathing,
A life with a smile,
A dreadful thing happens,
A hurt life not worth living,
A breathing life hurting,
A scared heart relent-ly beating,
A slit piece of flesh still bleeding,
A nights silence haunting,
A tear unwelcome,
A hidden soul unnamed,
A broken life untamed,
A blown out candle flame.
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Submitted on December 19, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AAB XXC CCX X CCC CCXBBA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 488 |
| Words | 89 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 6 |
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