Long Face
I am far meaner than I used to be.
Name the cost and I will pay it,
For my worst sin to once again be
False sleeping in the backseat so that
My father would carry me to bed.
Let the only pain I cause him be
Sore arms in the morning.
Return me to a time of smaller betrayals,
And let me carry him to bed this time,
To make up for the ways I will hurt him later.
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Written on February 11, 2023
Submitted by emmaoa27 on April 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACDAEFGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 368 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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