Choices
Chip Fletcher 1985 (Oregon)
I would rather hurt
Than to see you smile
I would rather make no memories at all
Then to be near you
I will grow up someday
But for now
I will be alone today
I will grow up someday
I will be in good company
I will find my way
I would rather die
Than to see you thrive
I would rather lose myself
Than to see you win
I would rather fail
Than for you to greed
From any success
I will not be what you think you need
I have grown up
The trees are not green
The leaves I had to hide
They are nothing but soil
I will grow into something better I said
But as I grew, I pushed everyone away
I grew like a malnourished tree
I refused to show my leaves
Now I have grown
I feel kind of dead…
Chip Fletcher
3-2-2021
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Submitted by Chipster on March 02, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | xxxx Axa Aba xxxx xcxc xxxx dabxxd xx |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 675 |
| Words | 151 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 2 |
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