You Don't Know 1
If you don't know what you don't know
you could know what isn't so.
If you don't know what to believe
you could believe what might deceive.
If you don't know who you can trust
you could trust someone unjust.
If you don't know which way to go
you could go with the common flow.
If you don't know how to behave
you could have an early grave.
If you don't know when you should quit
you could quit as a misfit.
If you don't know which horse to bet
you could bet and end in debt.
If you don't know what books to read
you could read what will mislead.
If you don't know what songs to choose
you could choose songs that abuse.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA BB CC AA DD EE FF XX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 602 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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