Reap

Marcus Albe Draper 2005 (Melbourne)



Respect, endeavour, achievement and pride
For how could these values keep man alive
Ideas so cast-iron, so ridged, so bleak
Codes to compel man to eat, work and sleep
The burden of life filles up one's mind
Something four values can't simply define
Lead on to sow rotten plants to reap
Ensuring that life feels less than complete

Respect, endeavour, achievement and pride
A structure so hollow there's nowhere to hide
It continues to let the soul of man die
A system that's so much bigger than i
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Written on June 16, 2022

Submitted by Marco-Polio on June 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

27 sec read
4

Quick analysis:

Scheme Axxbxxbx Aacc
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 496
Words 89
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 4

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