Analysis of Debt or Death



If I had to chose
Between debt or death,
I gladly give up
My final breath.

Don't worry about me,
I'll be better off.
I can't afford a doctor,
Or even a cough.

If this old body,
Can't take any more.
Dig me a hole;
Six feet for sure.

I don't want to be cut,
Or humiliated to shame.
Let me go home,
When He calls my name.

I love my daughter,
And my only son,
But some things in life,
I may leave undone.

Don't burden me more,
With this worlds pain.
The cost of life,
Is just too insane.


Scheme XAXA BXCX BDXX XEXE CFGF DHGH
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11111 01111 11011 1101 110011 11101 1101010 11001 11110 11101 1101 1111 111111 1010011 1111 11111 11110 01101 11101 11101 11011 1111 0111 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 460
Words 101
Sentences 10
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 59
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on June 03, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Gary Ferris

Please visit my page on facebook: Poetry by Gary R. Ferris Jr.I have published 9 books which are titled: "The Sabbath Day-The Forgotten Gift", "Beyond Grace", "Above All", "Dark Shadow", "Storms of the Heart", "The Eyes Journey", "From the Inside Out", "Hand In Hand". and "Crawling Toward Heaven". more…

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