The Boy down the Street
I keep looking out from my mother's window
At the boy who lives down the street.
Bare-chested,in the summer's sun
only wearing levi jeans
His body,strong,lean, and golden brown
from his head to his feet.
When he passes by
He never looks my way
He acts so aloof
I'm incensed, yet a flame
Somehow, I know he likes me
He doesn't have to say
It's that look in his eye
that gives him away
I'll never let him know I care
until he looks my way.
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Submitted on February 17, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXXA BCXXXCBCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 422 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 10 |
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