Unknown Father
Jo Wooding 1970 (Auckland)
Born to be alive
Born to be free
Born to love
Born to be me
I may not know you
And you may not care
But its thanks to you
My existence is here
You don’t know I exist
I doubt you ever will
Im a peace with this
My heart standing still
She told me the story
I don’t know if its true
She said you raped her
Nothing she could do
I came into the world
On September four
She gave me up
She could do no more
Do I look like you
Do I have your eyes
Did she tell the truth
Or fill me with lies
I hope you are well
And had a great life
With a nice wee family
And a loving wife
I wish I knew your name
So I could track you down
To meet your daughter
Not bring you a frown
Find out my history
My heritage or tribe
Just wanna know
So I can feel my vibe
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Submitted by joannew.10319 on April 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BXBX XCXC ABDB XEXE BFXF XGAG XHDH AIXI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 707 |
Words | 167 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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