Everybody Lies, Tries, Cries and Dies
Everybody lies
There is no dispersal
It is no surprise
pretext is universal and belief is rare
Everybody tries
There is no rehearsal
It is no surprise
attempt is universal and effort is fair
Everybody cries
There is no traversal
It is no surprise
sorrow is universal and anguish is prayer
Everybody dies
There is no reversal
It is no surprise
loss is universal and exit is scare
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | abAc abAc abAc abAc |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 363 |
| Words | 68 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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