I'd Rather Not
I'd rather not be rich if I
Became a greedy man.
And be like those who walk on by
Without a helping hand.
I'd rather not be with the ones
Who only are polite
And act like they are having fun
With me while in their sight.
And I would rather not be told
Remarks that aren't sincere.
When given compliments to hold,
Onto another year!
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Written on March 08, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on March 08, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on March 08, 2024
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Scheme | AXAX XBXB CDCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 334 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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