Dance of Freedom



Some people sit and wait for tomorrow;
 Praying that their lives shall somehow
 erratically change

 May we all rejoice together
 and strive for the betterment of our people's;
 In hopes, we'll be a guide for the followers
 In the muddy banks we string up our baits,
 To draw in whatever lurks in the watery deeps
 To fill our barren lands with
 Its inhabitants

 We shall forever hunt its swamps
 and defeat the serpent that lies within it
 I shall unveil its ghostly spirit
 And expose it tiger like teeth to my peoples
 I pray that Goliath shall no longer
 Taunt my fellow men

 We shall raise our chin to the skies
 And dance wildly
 to the vibrations of our earthly fear…
 Goliath's brute reputation echoes
 Throughout our lands, yet we all shall feast
 Upon him in joyful tear

 In the end of this battle and blow,
 We will all gather around our Gods table
 bringing songs and dances of freedom

 I say woe to the Goliath Tiger Fish
 For I shall eat your treacherous heart
 And drenched myself within your evil spirit
 I'll feel redeemed
 I'll feel free
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Submitted on June 14, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX BCXXCXX XXDCBX XEXXXX AXX XXDXE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,027
Words 188
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 7, 6, 6, 3, 5

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