Hey guys! I know there's some really great poets here, and I'd like to ask for some help on getting a poem that has been written and published on here done. I wrote it all, then had it pointed out that the first stanza has a rhyme scheme. It was accidental, but I'd like to carry it into the second, tweaking it so it fits as well. It is really personal to me, so I want it to be perfect, which it is far from right now. Feel free to throw any thoughts out here to help me brainstorm, any ideas.
Three
One two three
around a table
cups of tea
untouched, going cold
next to me
my sisters sobbing
faces red
and bodies shaking
memories
their parents making
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One two three
can't change what they've seen
run away
inside their own heads
sit so close,
they're oh so distant
sad eyed girls
who deserve much more
know this time
will not be the last
So yeah, I'm sure you can see my problem. I have a 3 5 rhythm, which I'm not sacrificing in place of the rhyme. It signifies the three girls, me and my sisters, from a family of five. But, I'm willing to change pretty much anything else in the second stanza to obtain the general gist of it, but with the same rhyme scheme.
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