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The Man in Me

Matthew Greiner

I want to be a supermodel.
I want to be a hero.
I want to be an icon.
I want to be a measuring stick.

I want to be the jackass.
I want to hold the key.
I want get over fears.
I want to be scared.

I want to send flowers.
I want to help children.
I want to love my family.
I want to make others comfortable.

I want to tell you to go screw.
I want to get righteously drunk.
I want to take unabashedly.
I want to dominate.

I want to see the humor in everything.
I want to create.
I want you to see me.
I want to be human.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXX XBXX XCBA XXBD XDBC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 498
Words 115
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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