Stars and stripes
Aloof from this world
On cloud number nine
There's no race distinction
On this bench of mine
I see the land of the free
and the home of the brave
Where the whites have extinct
the sqauw and the brave
I see how they run
like ants to and fro
enforcing democracy
leaving death when they go
yes i see the stars
and i see the stripes
and i see how with freedom
his ass he wipes
But enough is enough
It's time he knew
That there ain't no redemption
in that church pew
he's crossed the line
there's no going back
i'm so damn ashamed
that he was born black
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Submitted by leol.15970 on May 12, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA CDXD BECE XFXF XGBG AHXH |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 526 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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