If only .....



I hate to live
If only living is to hate
I choose to lie
If only lying is for good
I prefer to ignore
If only ignorance is pardonable
I opt to fight
If only fighting ends fright
I go for instant war
If only war brings pure peace
I love to be lazy
If only lethargy enhances life
I like to be crazy
If only craze brings laurels
I propose to steal
If only stealing is love of people
I venture to offend
If only offending is way to defend
I dare to be unethical
If only I stand to justice
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Submitted on May 18, 2012

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Scheme ABCDECFFEGHIHJKLMMLN
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 465
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

Bhupathi Prabhakara Rao

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