At Eight Years Old, Everything Changed.
Brianna 2004 (Texas)
i long to be the girl
who dances in the rain
the girl that’s not held down
by any ropes or any chain
and i long to be the girl
who wears her heart on her sleeve
who touches you with hands
and a love that’s so naive
i long to be the girl
who is only eight years old
before she knew the world
to be so critical and cold
i long to be the girl
who never knew rough hands
and i long to be the girl
who didn’t forget how to dance.
About this poem
A melancholy poem about childhood sexual assault.
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Written on July 10, 2023
Submitted by briannavotaw02 on July 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AbcbAdedAfgfAeAh |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 432 |
| Words | 97 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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