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I Didn'T KNOW

Shari Marie Robinson

I DIDN'T KNOW!
I WOULD NOT HAVE RUSHED THROUGH MY DAYS
LIKE I HAD TO JUST GET MY WORK OVER WITH .

I DIDN'T KNOW!
THE TIMES I COULD HAVE SPENT WITH THE KIDS
JUST FOOLING AROUND.

I DIDN'T KNOW!
ALWAYS RUSHING THROUGH MY LIFE JUST TO LIVE
THE SAME DAY OVER AGAIN JUST TO
GET THE JOB DONE.

I DIDN'T KNOW!
THE TIME WOULD RUN OUT AND THERE
WOULD BE NO TIME TO cherish AND embrace THE
LOVE OF MY FAMILY.

I DIDN'T KNOW!
THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE AROUND
TO SEE MY KIDS GROW UP.
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Submitted on September 08, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axx Axb Axxx Axxx Abx
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 453
Words 98
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 4, 3
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