If They Weren't There

Jerry Wayne Lawrence, Jr. 1978 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)



Care When It Counts, So M-Portant 2 Life.
Strife Replaced By Content.
Constant Presence Of The Love That Counts.
Amounts Of Positivity Given All 2 Freely.
Family...I Love My Family 2 The Utmost D-Gree.
D-Cree After D-Cree Until They All Know I Love Them T.R.U.ly & Eternally.
Finality Is Only Heavenly Fantasy.
Family, I Thank U 4 Gettin' I On By The Rough.

About this poem

A Ode 2 LA Familia.

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Written on November 16, 2021

Submitted by jerrywlawrence2666 on November 16, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEDDF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 357
Words 74
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Jerry Wayne Lawrence, Jr.

A Poet 4 Some Years Just Trying 2 Get What I Do Out There 2 Bring Some Enjoyment 2 Life. more…

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