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The better me

Kaylesha cooper

As i age, i can recall
The mistakes and all the games i played.
Now im at mid-life
Troubles come and go
I bow my head
To a higher power
Just to let the troubles flow
Away on an ocean wave
Im no longer a slave
To the mentality
That corrupted me
Im off to a better me!

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Submitted by Princess98 on July 17, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFDGGHHH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 255
Words 58
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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