A City Of Sin

Matt Starking 1987 (Africa)



A City of sin
when will thou go clean
a foolish society
in an archaic city
full of vanity
a city without conscience
full of violence
greediness and selfishness
why should there be a city
without justice and fairness
the rich over the poor
blood do they devour
life becomes sore
her daughters are whore
how can there exist
such a city
if goodness is banish
then we are all finish
why won't they perish
in this city they cherish

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Cities, city ,sin ,evil

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Written on December 19, 2011

Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 09, 2022

Modified by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on July 04, 2022

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Scheme ABCCCDDECEFGHHICJJJJ
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Characters 426
Words 80
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

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