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I ask the ? why.

Sheila Dunbar 1962 (South Carolina)

Why do I look for Love?
Why do I look for Approval?
Why do I look for Friendship?
Why do I look to be needed?
Why do I look to be noticed?
Why do I look for the Worst?
When I can have best?
When do I know , Enough is Enough?
 Why do I look for the answer, when only I can answer these questions?
I ask the ? why?  

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This poem is about looking within your self for the answer when only you can supply the answer.

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Written on June 02, 1996

Submitted on July 28, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 315
Words 78
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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