This Boy I Know
Daniel Millard 1976 (Medford, OR)
I do not want to be this boy
Who shakes inside
He's got not joy
You think that he's cute
But not to him
He's stupid - ugly - full of sin
I want to be the man I see
Sometimes when I glance at me
I do not want to look for long
The hurts too deep
It's far too strong
I want to pretend it's gone away
I'll be someone new today
Who is the real one
How do I know
How will I get there
When will I grow
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Submitted by bakerbaker1976! on January 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAXXX BBCXC DDXEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 378 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 6 |
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