An Eye For An Eye (but I want it all)
The skinny, sly goat had come up from behind
Charging, swinging, tearing what it could find
Taking the Lion by surprise, he had paid no mind.
Being gored, the Lion reared, cried and roared
And in his searing pain and wicked wrath, he swore
An eye for an eye, a pound of flesh, and so much more.
Sons and daughters of Abraham, your father does weep
A land of plenty and promise should more than death reap.
Cries for the lion to Passover are met with teeth sunk in deep.
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Written on April 20, 2024
Submitted by kyleh.74022 on April 21, 2024
Modified by kyleh.74022 on April 21, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 471 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3 |
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