Pay Attention
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Who has heard our message Lord?
Does anyone even listen?
Now if we play a sour chord,
There’s something they won’t be missing.
Your words will never come up void!
Of this I am assured!
But how much longer will it be?
Till the righteous are restored.
I watch as evil rules the earth.
And blinds the hearts of men!
I wish somehow, we could break through,
And rescue all of them.
What was lost can now be found.
Your words they tell me so.
But if they won’t pay heed,
It’s into ruin they will go!
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Written on December 12, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 23, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX XXXA XXXX XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 504 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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