Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time
I was but a child
Innocent or blind?
Tame or wild?
Who is to say which one I was
I spent my time in a dream world
Where nothing bad could touch me
Or could it?
People don't seem to understand
That children are so fragile
No matter how strong they are
They can be broken with a word,
A gesture, a forgotten promise.
Teach that same child
Of unconditional love
Of deepest understanding
Of greatest worth
And you will have
Saved a Universe
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Submitted by carlas.67227 on May 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXXXX AXXXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 6 |
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