Z is for ZaniLa
The ZaniLa Rhyme is a form created by Laura Lamarca. It has 4 lines in each stanza.
The rhyme scheme ABCB; the syllable count is 9/7/9/9.
Line 3 contains an internal rhyme and is repeated but switch alternately with each stanza.
It has a minimum of 3 stanzas. Source: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/zanilarhyme.html
Steel Like You
I see the steel bars on the window
and there are locks on the door
I hold the key and I can be free
but do I want to give any more?
What is left unsaid, others will claim
and what I can’t give, you steal
I can be free and I hold the key
but is it too late for us to heal?
A generous heart that is tender
bound in a soul that is true
I hold the key and I can be free
but I never want to be like you.
