That House Down The Road
There's a house down the road,
Boys and girls in and out.
Mom with a heavy load,
Sometimes I hear her shout
They do not go to school
Always playing hookey
By acting like a fool
And getting some nooky.
One had a can of beer.
They are all underage.
When Deputies got near,
It brought about some rage.
I don't know what to say
And the reason how come,
Those kids are put away
And they're looking for mom.
A small black dog was theirs
For a very long time
And now nobody cares
About it, it's a crime.
About this poem
Single mom with truant kids
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Written on March 08, 2024
Submitted by robertm.06281 on March 08, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 501 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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