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For Thirty Shekels of Gold

Jamal Upshaw 1954 (NYC)

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On that last day of the super
We dine with Jesus

I sat at His right-hand
he always knew

that the flesh is
weak in man

He looked at me again
fresh eyes journeyed into my soul

there to find the reason
for the unholy betrayal

My soul replied in broken tears
for thirty shekels of gold
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Written on September 09, 2023

Submitted by ggolden9 on September 09, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX XX XX XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 287
Words 63
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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