Banished from heaven
A young father and his little boy,
Stroll side by side
In a late afternoon.
When you grow up, asks the father,
Son, what do you want to be?
He looks up and says,
Dad, I want to touch the sky.
I took a trip to the Moon,
But landed on the dark side.
I bribed my way into heaven,
But was banished after a head count.
Fog in my mouth and I look out the window,
But the sun blazes through the day mercilessly.
Rage in my eyes.
Shattered in the heart.
I say forgive me,
O’ father,
I have let you down.
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Submitted by Lone_avocado on December 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABCDXX BAXXXD XXDCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 499 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 6, 5 |
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