Lion or lying

Doreene Felder 1967 (Phila.)



When you tell a lie
It takes away from who you are
Makes a sound like a lion
It roars but you can't hear it
Just as when you lie
It seems like nobody knows
Once it's revealed
It sounds really loud
It's like when a lion roars
Oh what a sound
It's a sound  of not knowing
When it's coming the next time
So when you tell alie and you think no one knows waiting for that next lie roaring
Real loud

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Lies roar like a lion

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Written on October 02, 2021

Submitted by doreenefelder191 on October 02, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDAEFGHIJKJG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 385
Words 83
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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