The lonely emperor
Karolina Marszałkowska 1993 (Gdańsk)
I know how many days passed by
With you still waiting for a dream
Your sighing is the easiest sign
You wished you could escape from here
I built that castle for your joy
Why can't you see how much I care
Your eyes follow another boy
Not seeing I am just out there
I built this tower so you'd see
Whole world when you'd just look around
But even tough I try, you still
Can never see me on the grounds
I gave a dragon you could name
The most treasured of them all
You said I'm surely just insane
I cried few tears that fell below
I gave you all that you desired
You took it all with happy smile
One thing you threw away with fire
Was my disgraced and bleeding heart
So I decided to bring a knight
Who freed you from the highest stone
I hope that somewhere you're allright
I hope I won't be too alone
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Submitted by shadelady on September 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 775 |
Words | 162 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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