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I Can Only Cry

eliseo guerrero cervantes

My children all
Are "grown-ups" now,
So I must face the truth
That this scene is canned:
All four...
Coming to the dining table, and
I am in the picture.
Now, they live separate lives,
And they eat on separate tables, or
Where and when they want to.
What's the next curtain call?
Hey, children...
Dinner is served.
Y'all come, now. Hello...
I can't handle the truth!!!
I can only cry.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHEIAJKLCM
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 369
Words 71
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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