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Heros lost

Ian R. Lafferty

Home to the Brave
where did we stray
tragicly parts are still away
some place over the rainbow
there now lays a piece of heroism
Trapped by our grief
but we have memories
If your world is torn down
I'm going to stand up for the lost
and tack any action at all cost.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABBCDEFGHH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 256
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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