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Corruption

Chrissy.

Free verse
Family bonds need to be stronger,
Children need their mothers much longer,

Schools cant be trusted,
The moral compass is busted,

We need thinkers to ponder,
And explorers to wander,

But everythings corrupted,
And im just disgusted.

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Reflections on our broken communities

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Written on December 10, 2023

Submitted by Chrissy. on December 10, 2023

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Scheme AA BB AA BX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 234
Words 47
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2
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