Integrity

Mark Jenkins 1979 (Texas)

June 22 


A personal virtue of strength
That tells a lot about your character.
Integrity goes the full length;
To your soul, it's a defending factor.

Having integrity helps one's self;
Keeping the truth... tossing lies to the wind;
Grabbing your own courage off the shelf;
Morally... Take your stand and do not bend.

Integrity is honesty firmly put,
No compromising, no corruption.
It's where your eyes gaze, the placement of your foot,
Not wavering to disruption!

Your integrity will one day be measured,
Not the title(s) you may behold.
After life is over and you have endured,
Integrity will be worth gold!

About this poem

With years ago when all I had was my integrity and didn't get it go.

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Written on June 11, 2022

Submitted by johnwaynejenkins on June 11, 2022

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CXCX DEDE XFXF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 603
Words 118
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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