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mezmizai

Yukunno Ghirmay

if
we were
meant

to problem(s)
beyond our very means

that we haven't
checked
it already
by every means
by all means
by any means
by no means;

the toughest,
the altruist,
the benevolent,
the people's

are still
here

not martyred.
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Written on August 17, 2023

Submitted by Yuknno.ghirmay on August 17, 2023

Modified by Yuknno.ghirmay on August 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXA XB CXXBBBB XACX XX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 232
Words 50
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 7, 4, 2
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