Algebra
We walk a double-lined life:
a search for the elusive x
that will create balance.
Too many deadlines and paychecks
will tip the equation to the right.
Too many lovers and chocolates
lean it the other way.
Parents, pets, progeny all factor
as the variables pile up.
Soon the complexity of life
seems unsolvable
until we realize that,
in this problem,
no matter what is added together,
it all equals x.
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Written on October 22, 2019
Submitted by DXFerat on October 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABX BXX XCX AXX XCB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 404 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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