Why do you cry?
I saw a women trying to kill herself.
Are you lonely?
I saw a young girl trying to help a women and her 3 kids.
Are you hurting?
I saw a women so full of demons.
Are you full of shame?
I heard the woman telling her story.
Are you frighten?
Her father under a speeding car.
Are you full of anger?
She sees bones and blood.
Are you to scared to tell?
The woman sees herself the reason.
Are you waiting to die?
She see her father's bones and blood.
Are you wishing for more or are you full of hope?
The young girl sees much more, then a young girl should see.
Yet as a young girl, I saw so much evil.
That's why I cry!
Why do you cry?
By Gail Baadsgaard
Jan 20, 2015
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Submitted on January 23, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | X A X X X X A B X X C X B D C X A X D D CX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 21 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
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