Mistakes



Oh, haven't we all
made a mistake
One choice, one error
young man's life they take
One path to glory
a path none will make

They are against you
way too dumb to fight
No childhood left, but
why stay up at night?

Scared to lose, scared of shame
Who is really to blame?
No choice left, free will gone
in the system, but a pawn

Oh, the past I would change
choice gone, I had a range

Life unfair, that don't change.

About this poem

Made when all the mistakes stacked up to affect my whole life.

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Written on June 09, 2021

Submitted by hallnat000 on June 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXAXA XBXB CCDD EE E
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 394
Words 83
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 4, 2, 1

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