Tribulation of Richard

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The truth of Abel is a lidocaine
But you can’t even numb the pain
The truth is I can’t stop my brain
The pain is making me insane

I want to scream and thrash about
But I can’t even let it out
My tears now rolling like a stream
I only want to cry and scream

O Lord please help me; hear my prayer
The discipline is just and fair
But don’t leave me here in despair
Help me Father. In Jesus name, Amen.
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Written on July 08, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA BBCC DDDA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 408
Words 86
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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