The click of the trigger
Every night you wait
for the sound of the car
you don't sleep
you just wait
you wonder
is this the night?
the night for bloody screams
the women and children crying
the night you feel the shame
the night you hear
the sound of the click
the click of the trigger
is this the end?
every night you wait
you don't sleep
you just wait
night after night
you just wait.
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Submitted on September 11, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 344 |
Words | 72 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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