The Flophouse Code
The drunken bum lives in a slum,
and he is numb from gulping rum.
The flophouse code became the mode
of his abode: a welfare load.
He doesn't care or ever dare,
will never swear, a truth to bear.
A cleanly trace considered base:
washing his face is a disgrace.
His body smell, like garbage-fill,
others will tell is straight from hell.
So it's okay for him to stay
distance away all night and day.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AA BB CC DD XX EE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 386 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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