If I Were Smart

Nina R. Schapiro 1954 (TEXAS)



If I were smart,
if I were smart
I wouldn't expose my silly heart.
It cannot think,
it has no will;
It's gonna end up getting killed.

If you were wise,
if you were wise
You wouldn't look into my eyes.
Thery're bright & clear,
they're deep and brown;
You're gonna end up getting drowned.

If you were wise
& I were smart,
We would never even start.
I'd shut my heart;
you'd shift your eyes;
We'd never hear each other's lies.
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Submitted on April 21, 2021

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAaxxx BBbxxx Baaabb
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 414
Words 82
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

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