Mobile Inspection Station

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



It’s time for a little bit of self-inspection
To find out what’s going on
Is there a need for some major correction?
Before I can keep moving on

I see that my tread on the road’s wearing thin
So, I’ll have to stop soon to fix it
I can see that I’m gonna need a new set of skins
The old and the new I can’t mix it

I can tell the weight that I’m bearing is too much
If I don’t lose some I’ll be in trouble
I need a strong hand with a gentle touch
So, my trip won’t be turned into rubble
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Written on July 18, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

32 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 506
Words 108
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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