Broken




Broken
By: Hayley Burris

We're all broken
 It's a matter of fact
 We're broken

 Who breaks
 Well, we break each other
 Words of hate
 Will tear us down

 We are family
 In one way or another
 We are friends

 We are broken
 But we can be fixed
 Start with a hello to stranger

 Say a word of love instead of hate
 Stop to help that person who needs help
 Give a shake, hug, or kiss to beloved ones

 In the end
 We are still broken
 But we are more whole
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Submitted on January 04, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX AXA XBCX XBX AXB CXX XAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 430
Words 90
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

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