True Friend
E.S. Conway 1985 (United Kingdom)
I will listen when you talk
I will listen when you don't
I will notice all the little things
That all the others don't
I will quell your whispered screams
I will burn the lonely isle
I will change your twisted dreams
Give you comfort for a while
This is not true love
This is just a friend
The offspring of good people
On whom you can depend
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Submitted by almostemily on May 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 332 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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