I Am A Life
Not much, you say?
How dare you...just look
At yourself--in the heart.
And yes, in the mirror.
A life is all, you must agree.
You are a life, so I must be.
Did you say, it is your choice
To give it to me,
Or take it away?
Do I have that choice?
Again, just look at yourself.
"That woman--in the mirror (and--
In my heart) is my mother.
And--given a chance at life,
In life, I will kill for her."
As my dad would always say,
"It's hard enough to kill a cockroach."
So, how dare you consider considering. ...
I am a life.
Let me live.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXB CC DCA DXXBEB AXX EX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 513 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 3, 6, 3, 2 |
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