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Crying

Larry Dogwood 2005 (San Antonio)

Ballade
I walk through the halls, crying
Afraid of my parents dying
Who am I today
Why do I live in fear of one day, fading away
I must stay strong for my life is not long
But oh how can I live
As life falls through the holes of the sieve

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This poem is about the hardship of life

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Written on February 14, 2023

Submitted by fishermantooth on February 14, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Scheme AABBCDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 231
Words 52
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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