when its raining outside
When it’s raining outside
Is the sky crying?
Did she read someone’s mind
Resort to suicide – refrain from trying?
Did she live amongst men
Or did she stand amongst people
Reside in a bend
Between good and evil
Was she shocked by the sights
Scared by the sounds
Stripped of her rights
Then forced down to the ground – The Ground
The Ground she never wished to see it again
Never again would she re-bend a bend
The colors of life now faded to tan
Withered and washed through a bath in the sand
Her shoulder is turned
But the cold has not come
Their souls are still burned
To No Kingdom Come
Maybe one day she will change her mind
On that very day it will be raining outside.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCB DEFE GXGX DFXX HIHI CA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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