George Floyd
Maybe your life was taken
To awaken a nation
To look itself in the mirror
and discover its flaws
To see beyond its on reflection
Pain and hatred
Maybe your last breath
was a fresh meaning to a new movement
I can't breathe has united a spark
few could have imagine
Black and white unity
Justice for you
Your daughter
Proud to call you daddy
About this poem
A tribute poem to a man's death that sparked massive outrage.
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Written on April 14, 2024
Submitted by Cindy577211399 on May 01, 2024
Modified by Cindy577211399 on May 01, 2024
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Scheme | A A X X A X X X X A B X B |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 354 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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