Why should I write iambically
And thus restrict my scope,
Then make things worse by adding rhymes—
Am I a hopeless dope?
Why not just write and let words flow
As free as they may be?
Why limit what I might compose
So arbitrarily?
My answer is—because of you,
For both your ear and eye;
I’ve not your mind alone to please,
But sense to satisfy.
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