Survival
Survival
By
Latoya kidd
I am going to tell you about life.
In life you got to do what you got to do to survive
Life is like monopoly.
Each player makes a move, so you got to be ready to make that move.
I can be there to hold your hand and protect you forever.
The only person you got to rely on is yourself.
Everyone wants that American dream.
But it is not going to be handed to you.
You got to do what you got to obtain that American dream.
You go rondo what you have to do to obtain that American dream.
In the real world nobody can be trusted
The only person you got to trust is yourself.
I was locked up for five years and I did not know the rule of survival.
My cell mate taught me.
The rules of survival
And I am going to teach it to you.
I don’t want you to slip like I did and wind up in the system.
You always got to be on your toes.
I am going to give you own.
Take care of it and never lose it.
It will help you survive life
It’s a jungle and you got to be a lion
I got to go
I am your dad and this is the last time you will see me
Bye and never forget what I taught you abou
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Written on May 10, 2023
Submitted by Latoyakidd23 on May 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXB CXDXXEFGFFBEADAGXXXXCXXDG |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,232 |
Words | 265 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 25 |
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