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Midlife crisis

Heidrun Paula Emma Kordholste-Nikander

I am not young
I am not pretty
I am not slender
But I still have dreams

I am not rich
I am not insolvent
I am not poor
But I could use some more money

I am not lacy
I am not immobile
I am not working
But I have lots to do

I am not intolerant
I am not stubborn
I am not lonely
But I would love to have some more friends

I am not old
I am not ugly
I am not fat
But I still have dreams
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xaxB xcxa axxx cxax xaxB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 363
Words 92
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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