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Little saint

Bolatito Akinyemi

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Hey little saint
My mind calls out
Checking in on the changes of today
Do tell

Vietnam   tried to change me today
Vietnam in war tried to change me
What does Vitenam have to offer
The pain roars within me
As I recall
Vietnam tried to change me

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People always trying to change others

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Written on June 17, 1997

Submitted by akinyemibolatito130 on June 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX ABXBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 245
Words 50
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 6
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