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A Man Who Lives

Shardae Lynne Ward 2005 (Oklahoma)

When a man is hungry he must be fed
When a man is poor he needs money
When a man needs money he needs a job
When a has no job he needs a family
When a man has no family he needs a home
When a man has no health he needs a heart
When a man has no smile he needs Icecream
When a man is cold he needs a coat
When a man lives  on the streets  he needs greetings
When a man has nothing he wants nothing more  
Only to live trusting God

About this poem

The poem is about the reality what life can look like which does look like people around the today with families

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Written on February 10, 2023

Submitted by 24shardae.ward on February 10, 2023

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDEDFGHI
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 438
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
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