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Three Hundred Million, Population USA

Wallace Dean LaBenne

We're three hundred million and still adding more.
The popular opinion: this is an open door.

We're three hundred million and still flying high.
The popular opinion: this is pie in the sky.

We're three hundred million and still fouling earth.
The popular opinion: this is a right of birth.

We're three hundred million and still wanting all.
The popular opinion: this is an urban sprawl.

We're three hundred million and still seeking wealth.
The popular opinion: this is a tax on health.

We're three hundred million and still killing man.
The popular opinion: this is a worthy plan.

We're three hundred million and still showing greed.
The popular opinion: this is a valid need.

We're three hundred million and still going strong.
The popular opinion: this is where we belong.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 760
Words 131
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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