To Laugh Or Cry
Thick skin
Thin skin
Are they worn the same?
Praise yes
Blame less
Does any truth remain?
Thick skin
Thin skin
To open or to hide?
Reasons for
Excuses against
To laugh—or then to cry
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on July 02, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AAx bbx AAx xxx x |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 208 |
| Words | 39 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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