If It Were You



What would you do if it were you frying in the pan?
Would you accrue the billet-doux
acting as if man?

What would you do if it were you dying on the vine?
Would you accrue the witch's brew
acting as if fine?

What would you do if it were you tying in the game?
Would you accrue the harsh snafu
acting as if lame?

What would you do if it were you lying on the floor?
Would you accrue the yuppie flu
acting as if sore?

What would you do if it were you vying in the plot?
Would you accrue the déjà vu
acting as if shot?

What would you do if it were you flying on the air?
Would you accrue the big tattoo
acting as if rare?
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA BCB DCD ECE FCF GCG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 603
Words 131
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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