Ten Years is a world away



It's not just something to say
and I'm going out on the brink
To say time just passes you by
if you take the time out to think.
Think about what I am saying.
Think about the bills you were paying
Think about the clothes you were wearing
or the place  you worked ten years from this day.
You  could be in a disaster or even in a  war
every ten years you are someone
that you wasn't before
Weather you look to the future
or what your wearing today
one thing is for certain
ten years is a world away.
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Submitted by jnoonan1 on September 02, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDDDAEFEGAFA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 483
Words 101
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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