What You Want
What are you dying for? What do you want to plea?
Why don't you stop the gore and declare your gree?
What are you waiting for? What do you want to key?
Why don't you lock the door and fasten your ski?
What are you praying for? What do you want to knee?
Why don't you help the poor and reduce your fee?
What are you dancing for? What do you want to free?
Why don't you bop the floor and enjoy your spree?
What are you looking for? What do you want to see?
Why don't you raise the oar and paddle your sea?
What are you running for? What do you want to flee?
Why don't you skip the chore and kindle your glee?
What are you living for? What do you want to be?
Why don't you prove the lore and savor your tea?
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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