Your Excuse



Now I lay me down to slumber
I don't exist, lose my number
Your regime
I'm no longer under
Let no man put asunder

This goes beyond the scope
Of your ability
Give me more rope
Uncomfortable is the noose
I let you loose
Don't have to hear your excuse
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Submitted by lightandloveforall_1 on May 06, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXAA BXBCCC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 238
Words 50
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 6

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