House or Home?
You've got a mansion of gold on the hill,
but is it a home
when you live in constant fear for your life,
never wanting to be left alone?
When you go to bed and sleep won't come
- under your pillow, a gun,
startled by the sound of the wind in the trees,
wondering when will the thieves come.
You've got a mansion of gold on the hill,
six cars parked in your yard;
What good are riches, diamonds, and gold
If having it leaves you feeling sad?
What good is a bank account that can buy the bank
if it causes a threat on your life?
Better be poor and just get by
than to be wealthy and not have a life.
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Submitted on June 02, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | Axbx cxxc Axxx xbxb |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 582 |
| Words | 124 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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