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I’ve Fallen

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)

Your lying lips destroy your heart
They will take your breath away
And when you’re lying in the dust
You’ll have nothing more to say

All the souls that you have hurt
Will rejoice in your demise
And when you’re dead there will be light
Destroying all your lies

The light of life exists in truth
But you won’t walk that path
You’re always stumbling in the dark
Where will you end up at last?

Who knows?
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Written on October 22, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 413
Words 81
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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