Robert
I had to shut you out,
Or I would scream and shout,
I'm so sorry for that,
We could have had a chat.
It wasn't part of the plan,
Why do you do this man?
But you gave me no choice,
You should have heard my voice.
I had to do it to protect my heart,
When you didn't come home it all fell apart,
I would stay up crying,
And you are always lying.
You are my brother,
I wish you would rather,
Be here or not,
I shouldn't have to connect the dots.
I was just a kid,
I had to grow up fast ,yeah I did,
And be the responsible one,
That load weighed a ton.
I will always love you,
And that will always be true,
Even with the charges and the drugs,
And those friends who are thugs.
Please just be good for now,
And I will vow,
To be here for you.
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Submitted on July 05, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGXXHHIIJJKK LLJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 710 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 24, 3 |
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