Keep It



Keep it safe. Don’t get hurt.
Never chafe.
Flash and flirt.
Keep it odd. Don’t get real.
Never laud.
Pick and peel.
Keep it slow. Don’t get note.
Never show.
Glint and gloat.
Keep it shrill. Don’t get high.
Never thrill.
Laugh and lie.
Keep it deep. Don’t get sad.
Never weep.
Aim and add.
Keep above. Don’t get slack.
Never love.
Lose and lack.
Keep it all. Don't forgive.
Never share.
You won't live.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 06, 2023

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Scheme ABACDCEFEGHGIJIKLKMNO
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 394
Words 75
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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