What A Pretty Dirt Road
Looking back at the dusty road I travel,
I see old paths have changed.
My heart of yarn has unraveled
To string together a trail of color.
My footprints have been washed
Away by years of wind and rain.
I see painful memories,
But I look back without the same pain.
Recognizable faces of my past
Look at me quizzically,
And they begin to fade so fast.
I smile, and I watch them go free.
Mistakes urge me to regret
But I refuse to give in.
I’ve learned, and I won’t forget
That sometimes you have to lose to win.
That familiar feeling is just vapor;
I don’t want to run back to what used to be.
I turn around and I don’t waver,
As I pick up my feet and face the life in front of me.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXB XCXC DADE FGFG BEBE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 669 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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