Wake Up

Benny Bailey 1975 (Tennessee)



You awake all tired and shitty,
And ya know today, I'm gonna be gritty.

Smiles for not, Grimaces for all,
Responsibilities today are just too tall.

Sick you're not, tired you are,
Get your ass moving, you must travel far.

Your goals are yours and may be others, but your life is yours that no other can smother.

Give the bird, say the word, where it's needed, cause you and I know some people are accountability impeded.

You'll travel through life dealing with goofs and sloths, but you stay focused they drink in stupidity with thier flips and flops.

Don't slow down your growth to appease the lazy, make your dreams clear and not hazy.

I leave this Lil poem here for you, so you can ponder,  think, and stew...

Don't let others rule your emotions, cause that's a very powerful avoided potion.

Get up, Wake up, move your Ass, make YOUR life the MASTER CLASS.

About this poem

Just a little ode to waking up.

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Written on November 16, 2022

Submitted by BennyBailey on September 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC X X X A X X X
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 868
Words 177
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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