I am named Why.
Penny Pike 1972 (NY)
Why do I breath,
Why do I cry,
Why do I fight,
Why do I lie?
Why do I get angry at little things?
Why do I fumble when I should sing?
Why do I hate when love is great?
Why do I unsheath the evil of a man?
Why do I spread the the worst disease I can?
Why do I torture those who cannot fight?
Why do I appreciate the illness and strife?
Why do I sit all alone?
My name is Why,
Why bother to try?
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Written on September 17, 2023
Submitted by ppike7857 on September 17, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XXXCCBXXAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 395 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 10 |
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