Yes You Can

Ramon N. Crenshaw 1955 (North Carolina)



Just because they say you can't,
Doesn't mean you can't.
Yes you can.
Just because they say it hasn't,
Doesn't mean you can't.
Yes you can.
Just because they say you won't,
Doesn't mean you don't,
Yes you can.
They say you can't because they couldn't.
They say you won't because they didn't.
They say you shouldn't because they wouldn't.
Just because they say you can't,
Doesn't mean you can't.
Yes You Can.

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Written on August 03, 2021

Submitted by rockafellor11 on August 04, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABcABddBcccAAB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 393
Words 73
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

Ramon N. Crenshaw

I live in Birmingham AL with my wife Cynthia, or son RJ, our dog Picasso and our cat Patchwork. more…

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