Can't Buy You Love?
Robert Catron 1963 (Kansas)
Money can't buy love, but it can buy lust,
Our wallets or hearts, which can we trust?
Is happiness for sale in the world today,
Or is it just a game that people play?
They buy your love with fights so nice,
But it's our hearts that pay the big price.
Are you really happy or is it all just fake,
It's a high price to pay for goodness sake,
Has your love been bought, what was your price,
Were you worth gold or grains of rice?
Are you really happy or is it all a lie,
Do some nights leave you alone to cry?
Nights get cold, are you warm or out of luck,
Still wanna sell your love for a buck?
About this poem
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Written on January 16, 1963
Submitted by rcatron1963 on December 16, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 591 |
Words | 136 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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