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I am named Why.

Penny Pike 1972 (NY)

Free verse
Why do I breath,
Why do I cry,
Why do I fight,
Why do I lie?

Why do I get angry at little things?
Why do I fumble when I should sing?
Why do I hate when love is great?
Why do I unsheath the evil of a man?
Why do I spread the the worst disease I can?
Why do I torture those who cannot fight?
Why do I appreciate the illness and strife?
Why do I sit all alone?
My name is Why,
Why bother to try?

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Written on September 17, 2023

Submitted by ppike7857 on September 17, 2023

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Scheme XABA XXXCCBXXAA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 395
Words 103
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 10
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Penny Pike

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