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If I was rich..

Paige L. Spencer

Free verse
If I was rich it would only last a day.
I’d see the look on a homeless man’s face and I’d give it all away.
If I was rich it wouldn’t last me long,
I’d save all the people this world has wronged.
I wouldn’t buy cars and fancy homes, I’d house all the animals abandoned alone.
If I was rich, I’d still be poor.
Because I could never sleep in satin sheets knowing children are sleeping on the floor.

About this poem

Original poetry by Paige L. Spencer A look into the egoless self.

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Written on June 08, 2022

Submitted by Paigelaurelspencer on January 08, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 413
Words 86
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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Paige L. Spencer

I started writing poetry when I was 10 years old. It has always been a passion of mine. Until recently I always kept my writing to myself and really used it as a release and a form of therapy. I experienced a lot of death, heart ache and pain in my 29 years on this planet. I want to use that to make something beautiful, that is where my poetry has always come in. I hope you enjoy. more…

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