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Man in the mirror

Peter Ogtanyan

This world is hurt, and I can feel the pain.
I know I'm just one person, but I can make a change.
By striving to be better than I thought I was yesterday.

Take notice, it’s us who need to focus.
This new generation, don’t look to the past.
Unless it’s to learn from the failures, to create something that'll truly last.

A blurry pictures getting clearer,
It begins with this man in the mirror.

About this poem

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

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Written on December 25, 2014

Submitted by hyesouljah on November 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX XAA BB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 402
Words 84
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 2
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