On the battlefeild



It's been a long road
from when I first began
My sultry tears soak the ground
on the battlefeild

The enemy bringing defeat and anguish
charges to wage war against me
I'm on my knees in surrender
on the battlefeild

My mind is overcome with fear
My body riddled with maladies
There's not an ounce of hope
on the battlefeild

The crops of wealth are little
The dreams I had are quashed
How can I push forward
on the battlefeild

The war layed out before me
is more than I can bare
My enemies are closing in
on the battlefeild

Do I not have an army
Am I fighting all alone
Doesn't anyone care to rescue me
on the battlefeild

Heaven knows how this fight ends
The casualties may be vast
But I'm gonna fight until the bitter end
on the battlefeild

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Submitted on August 12, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme axxA xbxA xxxA xxxA bxxA bxbA xxxA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 711
Words 142
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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