Debt or Death
If I had to chose
Between debt or death,
I gladly give up
My final breath.
Don't worry about me,
I'll be better off.
I can't afford a doctor,
Or even a cough.
If this old body,
Can't take any more.
Dig me a hole;
Six feet for sure.
I don't want to be cut,
Or humiliated to shame.
Let me go home,
When He calls my name.
I love my daughter,
And my only son,
But some things in life,
I may leave undone.
Don't burden me more,
With this worlds pain.
The cost of life,
Is just too insane.
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Submitted on June 03, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BCDC BEXX XFXF DGHG EIHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 460 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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