The Security Guard
Too young to tell,
Too old to yell,
Keeping the peace quiet,
Holding back the riot,
Ease peace in my mind,
And leaving thoughts behind,
You can barely hear me,
Look into my eyes you will see,
The power of mind reading,
And mother's breast feeding,
Treating them like their human,
Feeling like a real man,
Take control of your life,
You can cut the tension with a knife,
Cutting it real smooth,
Sitting here in a booth,
Watching people come and go,
There's a lot of people I know,
Taking laps and around,
Controlling the people from the ground,
Keeping my mouth shut and doing my job,
Not becoming a slob,
Doing my job to the end of the day...
About this poem
Its about the duties of a security guard.
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Written on July 18, 2023
Submitted by nicolassimpson21 on July 18, 2023
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Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFGHHIJKKLLMMN |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
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