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Since the Dawn of Time

A Poem in 5-3 meter -
SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ since the dawn of time until man committed untold crime the wrong plan! all life found pleasure hate... no need a life of leisure now we plead all have needs to feed sustenance satisfied... no greed abundance dominance prevailed respected no life was curtailed dejected birds made nests in trees mammals dens bugs were found on these no pretends next... disaster... man... dictators... not the plan... defectors nature never thought reasoning would danger a court... wounds bleeding... destructive planning suicide still in denial no self-pride since the dawn of time until man committed untold crime thee wrong plan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5/3 Meter Poetry form A poem consisting of an odd number of quatrains (12, 20 lines or more) I have no idea if this form has been otherwise named if you know please advise. Alternating lines of 5 and 3 syllables, where the odd lines consist of an IAMB and an ANAPEST da-DUM da-DUM-da and the even lines consist of a DACTYL DUM-da-DUM Each stanza uses individual rhyme pattern –abab where the b-rhymes are always feminine rhyme The first stanza is a refrain, repeated as the final stanza.

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