Gain Perspective
When we gain perspective about power of choice
we have a new elective
to employ and voice
When we gain perspective about malice of harm
we have a new corrective
to pity and charm
When we gain perspective about grimace of grin
we have a new objective
to succeed and win
When we gain perspective about conquest of coup
we have a new invective
to disgorge and spew
When we gain perspective about pursuit of wealth
we have a new connective
to fitness and health
When we gain perspective about what matters most
we have a new directive
to relax and coast
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 532 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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