It's Not Personal

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Quatern
A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain. The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two third line of stanza three and fourth line of stanza four. A quatern has eight syllables per line. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme scheme. line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4 line 5 line 6 (line 1) line 7 line 8 line 9 line 10 line 11 (line 1) line 12 line 13 line 14 line 15 line 16 (line 1)

It's not personal; it's business, says the service guy billing you. But knowing you can't afford it, they keep squeezing until you're broke. You cringe inside each time you hear it's not personal; it's business. And yet, your debt barely impacts the bottom line on their ledger. With no job, you live off food banks and beg on the street for your rent. It's not personal; it's business, doesn't help when the power's cut. Society's a heartless beast that chews souls up and spits them out. And as it beats you down, you hear, it's not personal; it's business. (Quatern) 03/26/2020

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