Purpose



Life is mysterious
And its answers I seek
To give me some purpose
Cause my future seems so bleak

We are here for a reason
And that's why we exist
My quest for these answers
Just leaves me upset and p*ss*d.

I tried hard to reason
Why my life is so swell
If u don't get the gist
I'm just sarcastic as hell

I'm not suicidal or deviant
Just tired and done
In company, I'm the joker
Who just likes to have fun

People think I am funny
And I'm happy as hell
Tears masked in laughter
I think, splendidly well

I have nothing to offer
And in time I'll be gone
So patiently I wait
Until my number is drawn

James Barnett - Copyright
29th November 2012
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Submitted by Jbarnett on September 08, 2013

Modified on March 21, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDXE CFDF XCGC EFGF GHXH XG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 614
Words 128
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

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