Child
What child am I to ponder this dark side?
Sitting in the pew hiding from his face
Wondering what I may see if I tried
My soul that is trapped in a state of grace
I tell myself.. to suppress my guilt felt
But his love is not abounded in one place
His mercy rings out as the angels belt
The beautiful melody heard in space
That will relieve the stress that makes me melt
Into a puddle of tears, but God’s race
On Earth where all living things he has dealt
Experiences his unchanging grace
What child am I to ponder our dark side?
When God’s love will be eternally wide…
About this poem
It’s about our ability to be able to forgive ourselves even when we make mistakes or bad decisions. We are all human at the end of the day.
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Written on October 29, 2023
Submitted by sophielovegolf on October 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A B A B C B C B C B C B A A |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 597 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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