War



Prostituted gun, painted in dust
Is lobbied through graveyards
Where families are piled up;
Salty rain permeates darkened soil
Covered in misery, quicksand
To sinking hearts baring toil;
From above light dare not intrude
Only when the air is cleared
Only when Man's differences conclude ...
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Submitted on December 14, 2012

Modified on March 06, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEDFGF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 282
Words 45
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

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