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How Many?

Alicia Veronica de Artola

How many will choose
Before we stop choosing?
How many will lose
Before we stop loosing?
How many will die
Before we stop dying?
How many will lie
Before we stop lying?

How many will grieve
Before we stop grieving?
How many will leave
Before we stop leaving?
How many will try
Before we stop trying?
How many will cry
Before we stop crying?

How many times will we try to stop
Before we actually do?
I do not know the answer
For the choice is up to you.
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Submitted on November 13, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCBCB DBDBCBCB XEXE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 433
Words 89
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 4
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