The Puzzle



We live, we learn
We love, we hate
You have to love this 'Life'
With its ill tempered fate

I am part of a puzzle
With missing pieces
Never completed
It never ceases

I surrender to you
I submit in defeat
Please figure me out
Make the puzzle complete
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Written on April 27, 2023

Submitted by grant_v on April 27, 2023

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XXXX XBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 259
Words 59
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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