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Life Is Not A Joke

Brittany Wilson

My last penny is gone
I’m broker than broke
I feel so alone
Life is not a joke.

I’m hungry
I’m cold
I'm angry
But I'm Bold.

My energy got sucked through a drain
My brain is fried
I cried after I missed the last train.

If I had the chance to say “screw this crap, I’m done”, I would be labeled as being selfish. If you were in my shoes, then you would know that Life Is Not A Joke!
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Submitted on April 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BCBC DXD A
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 395
Words 87
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 1
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Brittany Wilson

Brittany Wilson is from Milwaukee, WI & has loved poetry since 5th grade (age 10). Her all-time favorite poets are Emily Dickinson & the incomparable Dr. Maya Angelou. more…

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