To some extent
Nobody is for anybody
And if someone is for somebody
It is purely convenient accommodation
Nothing comes in between such as relation
It is legendary saying “go it alone”
You are not the only one
We are attached with selfish motives
No one is dear and no one is relative
Relations are for the sake
There is enough indication
So long you give, you are good
The moment you refuse, you are no good
No one can direct
If so, it may be fragrant
Violation of natural rule
No one should mind it or call
Nobody may love to loose
And no one can afford to choose
It is human psychology
So never to worry
Animals are selfish but to some extent
Birds too leave their parents in nest
But human beings have no end to thrust
So treachery and deception is likely and must
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Submitted on April 08, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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