In The Distant Clear



Your remembrance is crystal
Vengence reigns down like guilt
Patience is like a bad habit
What congregation are you sitting among?
You see me from your church
With the blood stained windows
If you want to be content
Why is your smile upside-down?
I will never apologize for who I am
You will never admit how you truly feel
Heaven and earth
May come between us someday
And I will still be innocent
As innocent as a black sheep
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Submitted on October 07, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 411
Words 79
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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