To Save Today
To steal injustice,
from the eyes of a child
And place it beyond their sight
Is to save today,
when tomorrow is gone
The future—blinded by fright
(Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia: November, 2016)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 28, 2016
Modified on March 18, 2023
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| Scheme | XX A XX A X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 197 |
| Words | 33 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 2, 1, 1 |
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