No One Before Him



He puts no one before him. He's always first in line.
He only wears fancy suits.
He lives to wine and dine.
He puts no one before him. He's always center stage.
He only respects brilliance.
He tops the smartest sage.
He puts no one before him. He's always superman.
He only plays as linchpin.
He writes the master plan.
He puts no one before him. He's always mister clean.
He only smiles for cameras.
He fronts each magazine.
He puts no one before him. He's always icon king.
He only stops for fanfare.
He sides on the first-string.
He puts no one before him. He's always number one.
He only travels first class.
He fools around for fun.

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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABACDCEFGHIHJKJELE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 620
Words 119
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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