If I Were Smart
Nina R. Schapiro 1954 (TEXAS)
If I were smart,
if I were smart
I wouldn't expose my silly heart.
It cannot think,
it has no will;
It's gonna end up getting killed.
If you were wise,
if you were wise
You wouldn't look into my eyes.
Thery're bright & clear,
they're deep and brown;
You're gonna end up getting drowned.
If you were wise
& I were smart,
We would never even start.
I'd shut my heart;
you'd shift your eyes;
We'd never hear each other's lies.
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Submitted on April 21, 2021
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAaxxx BBbxxx Baaabb |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 414 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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