I need to understand
I open my swollen eyes and wipe away a tiny tear
I think its the break of a new dawn
It's just a week since you went away
I caress the soft pillow where you lay your head
As I breathe ,the sweet odour of your body
I somehow still can smell
Lying in the darkness I can hear you whispering to me
I will love you baby,until the day I die
Until eternity
But eternity came early
Just a few long days ago
when you said goodbye honey
And went out the door
I am trying to understand
That what you are doing you like
That you were going away to fight
To fight for our country's right
But honey you left me fighting
A fearful fight on my own
Because each day I keep wondering
If you would make it back home
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX XAX AXAAXAX XXBB CXCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 676 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 7, 4, 4 |
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