Simply Stupid



I've been called fat
by the obese
and dumb by the clown
Mocked what I see
when blind had a frown
Favored the morons
who said I was great
and clapped for the wolfman
who urged me up late

Said I was simple
to those who'd had help
Asked for their mercy
when they'd stop to yelp

Changed for the others
who saw what I did
Knowing them all
and all that they hid

Paid for their crimes
in all I had left
and made more than money
from alms I have theft

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Pot calling the kettle black

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Written on March 16, 2022

Submitted by Poetbird on March 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABCBADXD XECE XFXF XGCG
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 446
Words 96
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 9, 4, 4, 4

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