Analysis of Not My Testimony
Why,
I have come here for testimony
Good has been done for me.
You see my friend, my testimony
isn't even about me,
such as body, sex and money.
I am forgiven.
He forgave me,
my friend,
The Forgiver
forgave mine sin.
There is a Forgiver,
you have to know.
If you say:
There is no sin
(to mean there exists no Forgiver)
what a horrible thing to utter.
While all you need to say is:
Lord, forgive me.
So, I am forgiven.
For Two sides of a coin.
Horrible, terrible,
Horrific sort of man,
Like me?
Whatever sort of man you were
It doesn't bother The Forgiver.
In fact, the horribler you are,
The closer to forgiveness* you are.
Better be perfect-horrible-forgiven go heaven
Than decent-noble going -not to heaven.
Good Heaven,
receiving Mercy is more thrilling than
catching an old particle.
Happy or angry with mine testimony,
Nothing to do with me.
___
* Terms and Condition Apply:
(To the best of my understanding)
i).you have to comply.
(J3:16)
ii).you have to notify.
(J7:37)
iii).you have to testify.
( R10:9)
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 11111100 111111 11111100 1010011 11101010 11010 1011 11 01 0111 1101 1111 111 1111 1110111 101001110 1111111 1011 111010 111101 100100 010111 11 1011110 1101001 010111 010101011 10101100010110 11010101110 110 0101011101 1011100 1011011100 101111 1 1001001 10111010 111101 1 111110 1 111110 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 971 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 22 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 2, 3, 5, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 28, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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