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The Wretched

Jonathan Walker 1977 (South Africa)

Wretched creature
Dead within
Need a rescue
From my skin

Hide my wretched
Face from you
Masked by lies but
You pierce through

You think you're rich
Wretched mind
Poor and pitied
Shamed yet blind

Wretched men to
Wretched ends
Share the harvest
Righteous friends

Wretched days we're
Starved and scorned
Cheerless hearts will
Feast once more
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Submitted on June 19, 2016

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XBXB XCXC BDXD XXXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 319
Words 57
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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Jonathan Walker

Jonathan Alexander Walker. I was Born and raised in South Africa, lived in California USA for 13 years and now live in Tokyo Japan. I write poetry as a hobby and sometimes dream of publishing some of my work. I'm inspired by God, spoken word and the power of articulation. more…

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