The Truth Commands
Yes, I’m a Poet,
but I refuse to be tormented
I refuse to be a victim,
with my words made out of stone
I refuse to bleed my heart out,
on a page of blank simpatico
I refuse to give you weakness,
knowing strength you have disowned
Yes, I’m a Poet,
but my sword is sharp and pointed
My shield is scarred and colored
with the blood of firebrands
My breath won’t plead while shouting,
every name a future conquest
My pen in hand, a weapon sure,
—its ink the truth commands
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 30, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Ax xx xb xx Ax xc bx xc x |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 517 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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