Greatness



Drunk and dizzy- happy fool,
But over people I shall rule,
Their emotions will not last,
For I will make them go to past.
They will dress in grayish suits,
And will feed on rotten fruits,
And until I'm full of that,
I will turn into a leprous rat.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 240
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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