If I Cared, Then...
If I cared what people think,
I wouldnt be the prodigal son...
Ive lost loved one's like you,
Ive done more jail & prison time than you too...
What's love got to do with it,
when loves defined with hate...?
I was born with a silverspoon,
and lived in a salvation army room...
Six children, a woman and me,
nothing about it was being free...
A crack addiction lasting 21 years,
more were my childrens tears...
You write what you feel,
sharing with others your real...
Hate, love, confusion, point of views,
only I walked in these shoes...
You got your own,
commenting on mine;
it's just a seed sown...
Water well,
for those that fell,
pray no one goes to hell...
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Submitted on April 17, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XA BB XX AX CC XX DD EE FXF GGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 |
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