Fences
I straddle fences everyday;
Fate's wind will pull and shove
Me back and forth and so I pray
"Please help me, God above!"
Each fence is strong and stretches through
So many silent fears.
They sway no matter what I do,
Beneath my heavy tears.
I've fallen sometimes to my right
And to the left as well,
It is a never-ending fight
With lessons not learned well.
About this poem
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Written on August 10, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 10, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on August 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 359 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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