Indirect Lessons
Throughout my life I have known strife
And did the best I could.
I never knew just what to do
Or if such things were good.
My teenage years had many fears.
I thought that I was shy.
Psychology helped me to see
The truth that will not die.
I learned three thing that often brings
The past to me once more.
A love for reading, not misleading
From the things I've loved before.
My parents gave that love I crave
As well as music too.
I also got what was not sought,
Self-loathing as I grew!
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Written on July 27, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 27, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on July 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCXC XDXD XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 492 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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