Death of a Society



Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime
someone killed because of color I'm told
Perhaps society will change in time

Listen everywhere, the voices do cry
Hated, the Jew, the gay, the black, the old
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime

Youth so tender, innocent in their prime
Soon, conformity will deform youths mold
Perhaps society will change in time

To remove from our eyes the raping blind
To see if we ourselves have become cold
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime

Free us now from these wicked chains that bind
Fight hard to break apart the deformed mold
Hate, such a powerful, destructive crime
Perhaps society will change in time
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Submitted on September 11, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbA xbA abA cbA cbAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 632
Words 110
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 4

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