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Wanted To Get Back What

Lawrence S. Pertillar

People want to get back what...
The truth.
And its honesty.
People want to get back what...
Integrity and credibility.
People want to get back what...
Trust.
Without trust to doubt.
But where did all of this stuff go.
To come back from.

Wanting to want back what...
The truth.
And its honesty.
Wanting to be getting back what...
Integrity and credibility.
People want the getting back what...
Trust.
Without it to doubt.
But where,
Did all of this stuff go.
To come back from.

Many live to get back what...
The truth.
And its honesty..
But where did trust and honesty go..
To come back from..

Many live to get back what...
Trust.
As if it's a must.
But where did all that trust go.
To come back from!

 
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Written on October 21, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on October 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

49 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCACADefG aBCaCaDexfG ABCfG ADdfG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 707
Words 165
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 10, 11, 5, 5
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