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Brothers

Dustin Strong

The gates are locked
Barred against those
Who would hurt whats within

The gates are locked
Holding off the ones
Whom we called harmless

The gates are locked
Only two defenders
Remain

Brothers in despair
Brothers in misery
Brothers in sadness

Protect that which is
Broken
And trying to heal

The two brothers
Ward off those who
Would make the final strike

Each brother not
Of blood
Nor love

Both protecting
The two that are broken
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Submitted on April 15, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axx Axb Acx xxb xdx cxx xxx xd
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 406
Words 76
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
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