Mind Your Own Business
When we try to do our best,
The result is a feeling of pride,
Our product may not be like the rest,
But we know that we really tried.
When someone looks at an effort put forth,
And looks with a jaundiced eye,
And starts to tell you how to do it right,
You want to hit the guy.
Please all you meddlesome players,
Retreat from this way just a mite,
If I did it wrong I will figure it out,
Stop trying to start a fight.
For even the wise old Sage,
Dwelling alone on yonder high hill,
Will tell you that folks that do this thing,
Don't have your obvious skill.
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Submitted on November 30, 2012
Modified on March 12, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 541 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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