If Words



If words
Strong
Accusative
Were only in Sanskrit
Or in Hebrew, Arabic
Or Latin or Chinese
In ignorance unknowing
I would not object
But in my language
A false accusation
Destructive innuendo
Addressed to me
Is like a pesky flu – aggravating
I feel it – must combat it
Inexcusable, unsettling
Best to preserve the truth
Undeserving – time consuming
I will survive this pestilence
No need to redefine
Just tell, write the
Truth
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Submitted by arthurweil on December 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

22 sec read
3

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLGDGMGNOPM
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 431
Words 74
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21

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