Cha-Ching

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Confused, perplexed and sometimes dazed
I wonder at the things you say
The words I hear roll off your tongue
Are sometimes stupid; always dung!

You talk about the things you dreamed
And all the wonders that you’ve seen
Your words are always sweet; not true!
Because that wouldn’t profit you

If you tell someone that he will die
That man will only say: “You lie”
So, you tell them what they want to hear
“You’ll have no trouble; be of good cheer”
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Written on September 25, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

26 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAA XXBB CCXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 461
Words 87
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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