I Was A Fool
I traded my hand and drew another
Winner to the Ace
Cashed in my chips early and got pitbossed
Tossed from the premises
Crushed head
By my own Vice
Dust in a vase in the lobby
Dirt in a decade or less
Isn't this Nice?
Shameful waste of a once willful fool
Trampled in the stampede of lovers
fleeing your womb
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Submitted on May 07, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDCEFGEHIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 297 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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