Out of the streets



He came from a broken home
His momma had a heart of stone
His daddy was always rolling blow

He learned all about the drugs
He made friends with the thugs
He started to get the street loves

He went to prison and found it wasn't worth living
His vision wasn't that he had no decision
He wasn't right so he had to change his sight

He got out and found out what life is about
His baby was a light so perfect and bright
His girl became his wife

He and his wife made a good home
His kids were perfection in a sum
His son never saw a dope
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Submitted on December 23, 2019

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX BBX XXC XCX AXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 517
Words 111
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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