The murmur



This murmur called life
Pretends to be a happy child
But all it does is cry
This murmur called life
Wants to walk tall
But it falls
Maybe one night
God will send his chime
And so this murmur called life
Will learn to be a happy child after all!
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Submitted by beansbaxter on May 08, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbcAdefgad
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 235
Words 50
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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