Have You Worn My Shoes?
If you have never worn my shoes
Then tell me why it is you choose
To criticize the path I take
Or destinations that I make
A part of life you do not know
Or reasons why I to live it so.
Don't tell me how to tie each shoe,
Since you don't see them from my view.
Regardless of their shine or size,
To judge another is not wise.
My challenges you have not seen
Nor know me well and yet demean
What you have never understood;
You were not me in my childhood!
About this poem
Judging others
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Written on September 12, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 12, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCC DDEE FFGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 456 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 4 |
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