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