Life As Is; Taught To Live



People laying on their backs.
Doing that.
And nothing else.
Rush to only sit on their butts.

Can't call them lazy.
Since this is the life,
They've been taught to live.

People saying who did what.
Discussing when and why.
And try to analyze.
Love to keep their noses in stuff.

Can't call them lazy.
Since this is the life,
They only know to live.

No matter what the changes done that come.
These are not the people to know them done.

Can't call them lazy.
Since this is the life,
They only know to live.

People laying on their backs.
Doing that.
And nothing else.
Rush to only sit on their butts.

No matter what the changes done that come.
These are not the people to know them done.
No matter what is happening in the world.
These are not the people,
Who will be disturbed.

And they can't be called crazy.
Since this is the life,
They only know to live.
Oh no no no no no!
They can't be called lazy.
Since this is the way,
They've been taught to live.

No matter what the changes done that come.
These are not the people to know them done.
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Written on November 12, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on November 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:15 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCD EFG xxxx EFG HI EFG ABCD HIxxx eFGxexG HI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,047
Words 246
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 2

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