What We Want
What we hurt we ought to heal or behave as a twit.
What we owe we ought to feel,
or what is a forfeit?
What we love we ought to share or hoard it in a vault.
What we hate we ought to bear,
or what is a default?
What we use we ought to earn or hit another cord.
What we do we ought to learn,
or what is a reward?
What we miss we ought to find or suffocate in mire.
What we see we ought to mind,
or what is a desire?
What we want we ought to lack or avoid the expense.
What we tout we ought to back,
or what is a defense?
What we teach we ought to live or toss it out the door.
What we seek we ought to give,
or what is image for?
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXA AXA AXA XAX BXB CXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 611 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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