The man



I met a boy yesterday
And a boy was all he was to me
But today his manly ways have held me

I have bruised him by thinking he was only a boy
But he hasn't turned his back
Cant we just pretend the week has just began?
I want to know the man.
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Submitted on April 14, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA XXBB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 233
Words 54
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 4

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