That Extra Mile
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Rima Ottava was invented by Charles Messina and has a rhyming pattern of AAA,D,BBB,D,CCC,D- a syllable count of (8 on lines AAA,BBB,CCC) and (6 on lines D).
When you are living on the street
depressed, lonely, hungry, and beat,
begging coins for something to eat;
you need more than a smile.
People scoff and offer small-change
labeling you as weird or strange,
treating you like you had the mange;
every day’s a trial.
You pray someone will help you out,
a kind soul that won't mess about;
but wipe your tears and calm your doubt,
and go that extra mile.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2023
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