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Picked on and Beaten

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)

Do you think that because you
Were picked on and beaten?
That now for some reason
You deserve special treatment

We all have been picked on
And beaten dear
If a man was not beaten
He would not be here

So, you’re not alone
In your suffering honey
We all have been through it
We don’t think it’s funny

But that doesn’t mean
You should harden your heart
And learn to be cruel
Making evil an art

Only the wicked will suffer in hell
So, learn to do good and all will be well
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Written on October 12, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAX XXAX XBXB XCXC DD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 480
Words 99
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
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