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I Want To Die

Wallace Dean LaBenne

I want to die of wanderlust
I want to die of travel
I want to die on cosmic dust and live ahead of gavel

I want to die of love affairs
I want to die of passion
I want to die on village squares and live angelic fashion

I want to die of noble cause
I want to die of zero
I want to die on big applause and live eternal hero

I want to die of no disease
I want to die of rigor
I want to die on peaceful seas and live heavenly vigor

I want to die of escapades
I want to die of rapture
I want to die on hit parades and live ecstatic capture

I want to die of overage
I want to die of laughter
I want to die on center stage and live forever after
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA XBB XCC XDD XDD XDD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 620
Words 142
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
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