They Want Credit



When one does a good job...they get credit.
There are rewards, awards and praise to be had.
Sometimes money was the accolade...not bad.
Money and praise means a really good job was done.
The other side of the coin is discredit.

Destructive behaviors only bring discredit.
No praise...just notoriety
reknown, but another variety.
Try not to be destructive...
its actually easier to be constructive.

On the street, the praise system seems to have reversed itself.
Praise for destructive behavior occurs,
but being mature is a reward in itself.
Street people think they want what I'd call discredit
in reality...they too want credit.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBXA ACCDD EXEAA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 616
Words 106
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5

Christiana Carter

I am a mother, grandmother and great- grandmother with a passion for words. School is another passion and I am now trying to get a 2nd bachelor's degree. more…

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