Analysis of Sacrifices Many Have Made
David E Leach 1966 (Iowa)
There was a man that had no feelings down below his knees
He’d lost the bottom half of both his legs in a war fought overseas
One day while out on patrol he inadvertently stepped on a mine
Only thing said that day was, “he’s alive and he’ll be fine”
He had no idea what happened, he never heard a sound
Next thing he knew, Walter Reed’s where he was found
With his wife there beside him, and knowing God was behind them, he knew that there was nothing they couldn’t face
But, since coming home from the war he often drifts off into space
We still love our country, but this ain’t who we sent over there
He’s accustomed to it, but I get really mad when people stare
I heard him softly curse that he wished they’d let him die
Unplugged the cord, seen a smile, he’s going to his maker, and now we cry
Who are we to make that person’s final call?
If all they have left is misery, I’ll make it and I’ll stand tall
His last words to the guys was, “be proud, fight hard, love the women too!”
Finally, he softly uttered these words, “America, I still love you!”
This hero had a name and it just happened to be Uncle Sam
The war that took him from us was the unpopular Viet Nam
They want it forgotten: But I’ll never forget: I don’t give a damn!
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111010111 11010111110011101 1111101101001101 10111111010111 111010110110101 11111011111 1111011010110111111110111 1110110111011011 1111010111111101 1010111111011101 1111011111111 010110111011100111 11111110101 1111111001110111 1111011111110101 100110101101001111 1101010111011101 011111110100011 11101011100111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,276 |
Words | 247 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 50 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 949 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 244 |
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Dedicated to All Wartime Veterans Of America
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