Breathe
Kira McAndrew(Shoemaker) 1986 (Savannah, Georgia)
The breath that inhales air
takes the life, unfair
it swallows whole the un-dead
puts them to bed
taking away their' pain
and agony gain
which blinds the weak
that takes a bleak
shimmer of faith untold
the lights blinding from gold
that makes us see
pain throughout the glee
we do not share
only taking time to spare
the gifts of love
then releasing a dove
that gives us hope galore
to breathe once more
About this poem
dedicated for Sarah C. Brady & Morgan A. Benton
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Written on 2005
Submitted by kira_m on June 03, 2021
Modified on May 03, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFAAGGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 387 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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