Captive Thoughts

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



You must capture every thought before it can grab you
Sin waits at the door and its waiting to stab you
All the sexual sinning you did in your youth
Is still waiting to grab you and rob you of truth

When those thoughts try to enter to steal you away
Just remember your shame and tell them “No way!”
When you think on these things and the pleasure it brings
Try to come to your senses and remember the sting

Did you really enjoy them or just lust for more?
Perhaps being bound till all you could endure
And what did that get you but sorrow and pain?
Would it not have been better to let truth remain?
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Written on January 06, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on October 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCXX XXDD
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 605
Words 124
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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