the thief

Meshack Bwoyele Keya 1960 (Vihiga)



stolen fruit is sweeter
                i want to know that for sure
                        do you agree
so you want to say
                and I cannot negate there
                        bought fruit is bitter
where does the bitterness originate
             maybe it is familiarity
                 I heard it breeds contempt
                    stolen fruit may not be sweet
       you only make it so
                    just because
                                you are but one thing
                    A THIEF!

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A THIEF always justifies his actions

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Submitted by baby_p on June 04, 2021

Modified on April 16, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEAFCGHIJKL
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 510
Words 62
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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