A new poem! "What message are you sending?
We read, we write, we judge, we fight.
We insult, we listen, with all our might.
We love, we hurt, we bend, we see,
Just what message they're sending me!
We break, we fix, we know, we ask.
We sit, we stand, we do the task.
We stay, we go, we speak, we wait.
To hear your message abbreviate!
We drive, we walk, we ride, we turn.
Listening for something new to learn.
We see, we hear, we jump, we shout.
Without considering that deadly mouth.
We teach, we yearn, to tell the truth.
We gesture with our eyes that's what we do.
We touch, we push, we force, we lie.
So tell us your message and tell us why!
We sleep, we wake, we work, we live.
In a world that's full of fear.
We nourish, we care, we think, we say
We give, we take, we share, we make!
The messages sometimes we don't understand.
Left in thought with an empty hand.
We want to ask what is this stuff.
Never explaining why we had enough!
The children are innocent, so full of love.
That can't understand why we judge.
And then they grow up in what they've learned.
Trying to figure out why their passions burn.
The message is clear, but will we hear?
What message are you sending?
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Submitted on December 20, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX XXFF XXXX GGHH XXXE XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,110 |
Words | 222 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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