What Do You See?

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



I am looking at someone who looks just like me
From her head to her toes she’s a little dirty
She needs to be washed to get rid of her stains
If she opens her mind I just might wash her brains

I also see someone who is stuck on the phone
They don’t have time to talk so I’ll leave them alone

And I also see someone who fell on the floor
So, I picked them back up and I opened the door
I told them what Jesus was doing for me
And they asked me sir; how can we be set free?

I told them call Jesus you won’t need a phone
He’ll come and he’ll save you and he’ll take you back home!
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Written on October 13, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CC DDAA CX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 594
Words 130
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 4, 2

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