Search for Understanding

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



To die in your sleep would be ok, I guess
Its better than murder and all of that mess

It could be on your couch or lying in bed
It could be in a dream with strange thoughts in your head


But what will you see when you wake up again?
Will you be with your loved ones and all of your friends?

If you were wicked; when you stand at the throne
You’ll find anger and darkness and you’ll wake up alone

You could have done a little better
While here on the earth
You could have found Jesus
And had a new birth
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Written on August 31, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB XX CC XDXD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 510
Words 112
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 4

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