The Rise and Fall of Paul
I know a man that wants to be great,
Who travels a lot and visits each state,
He refuses to grow old but I think it's too late,
His forename is Paul and he accept his own fate.
He cares about all and thinks about less,
Perfect in talking and smart in his dress,
Read his own name on the front page of press,
All people adore him and doing a mess.
Kissing the girls and let them fall down,
Reign over' world as king without crown,
Make fun with his chums and playing the clown,
Walking the streets like Al Pacino in town.
Addict to presumption and act like he's tall,
Looking for mountains from the view of a wall,
He think he is great but he is just small,
People say wisely pride goes before a fall.
James P. Hiller
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Submitted on July 30, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 700 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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