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Had

Rick Wojtala

Free verse
I was born in Metro Detroit
Lived away from home at times as Socrates says
Also cash is king
Big deal
Find my voice
Some success
And one day I will die
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Written on November 07, 2023

Submitted by raetally on November 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 151
Words 32
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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  • Akinpet23
    Akinpet23
    Death is inevitable,all must die.

    You did well
    LikeReply5 days ago

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