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far from it

richard poor

Free verse
like
how amazin
is this
life
i mean
crazy
like coolness
cat lives
more
than i wanted
still
i need them
reasons
beyond my control
plotted or fated
i am
what was
intended
and that
which was not
my dream.
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Written on May 05, 1956

Submitted by rpoor7 on October 18, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDBEFGHIJKLMIKNIOPQ
Characters 181
Words 40
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21
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