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Friends Don’t Give A Damn

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Friends are those
who know our faults
and don’t give a damn.
Friends are those
who share our thoughts
and don’t give a sham.

Friends are those
who taste our tears
and restore the soul.
Friends are those
who purge our fears
and restore the goal.

Friends are those
who take our side
and protect the flanks.
Friends are those
who pace our stride
and protect the ranks.

Friends are those
who hear our hearts
and fashion a smile.
Friends are those
who see our charts
and fashion a style.

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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AxbAxb AxcAxc AdeAde AfgAfg
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 463
Words 90
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6
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