Less



Less is what we are giving,
Less makes less of what is living,
Less love,
Less time for us,
Less patience,
Less of trust.
Less belief in our love,
Less belief in the Lord above.
Less to strive for,
Less to lose,
All leads to more to abuse.
More of anger and dirty looks,
More burying myself within my books.
More time spent angry,
More tears are spilt,
More feelings of fear,
More feelings of guilt.
We should stop thinking it won't matter,
And try less for the latter,
Giving more of what's above,
Leaving us with less of hate,
and much more to love.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDEBBFGHIIJKLKMMBNB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 530
Words 105
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 22

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