True Cost
Forgetting to remember,
destiny sold
is eternity shamed
Forgetting to remember,
letters well placed
still call out your name
Forgetting to remember,
providence anointed
is innocence lost
Forgetting to remember,
what’s bought with your freedom
—blood the true cost
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2020)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 29, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 296 |
Words | 43 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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