That House Down The Road



There's a house down the road,
Boys and girls in and out.
Mom with a heavy load,
Sometimes I hear her shout

They do not go to school
Always playing hookey
By acting like a fool
And getting some nooky.

One had a can of beer.
They are all underage.
When Deputies got near,
It brought about some rage.

I don't know what to say
And the reason how come,
Those kids are put away
And they're looking for mom.

A small black dog was theirs
For a very long time
And now nobody cares
About it, it's a crime.

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Single mom with truant kids

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Written on March 08, 2024

Submitted by robertm.06281 on March 08, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EXEX FXFX GHGH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 501
Words 115
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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