Suicide
Sherri L. Smith 1966 (Alexandria , VA)
Suicide...
A negative message implied
When we recklessly decide
To run and hide
Suicide...
When we neglect our pride
So deep inside
Many tears we cried
Suicide...
When our hope has died
Our abilities were not applied
Consequently, our dreams were set aside
Suicide...
A turbulent tide
The ocean is too wide
To reach the other side
Suicide...
This death wish ride
Our spirituality we denied
An into the bottomless pit we slide
Suicide...
If in our Most High we confide
And in His Word we confide
Eternally, in His Kingdom we'll reside!
by Sherri L. Smith
Copyright by Library of Congress
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Submitted by slsmspoet on March 05, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 578 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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