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Why can't I meet you?

Hovnan Jonah Alexanian

Can I drink enough?
To let my tongue be free at last

Can I drink enough?
To see myself from above

Can I drink enough?
To lose myself in this world of life

Can I drink enough?
To see me in another life

Can I drink enough?
To accept injustice day in and day out

Can I drink enough?
To join my uncle for a drink up above

Can I drink enough?
To realize the effects of a drink does not last

Why can't I meet you?
When I don't drink enough
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Submitted on February 09, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Ab Ac Ad Ad Ax Ac Ab xa
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 418
Words 92
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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