How
I can't see why, a man kills without reason.
Why a man shoots a child and does it without warning.
Why his screams of sorrow, are silent and muted.
All i can see, as death rings higher, is how.
I cant see why, a man can own a weapon, and conceal it in his pocket without any question.
He can buy it legally from a cashier without inquisition.
After he murders, and we call him crazy. We see that the gun is recycled. All i can see, as death rings higher, is how.
All i can see, as our memories grow shorter, is how.
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Submitted on May 30, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXB AABB |
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 510 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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