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Use

Rick McDonald

Use your arms, not to push, but to reach.
Reach for hope, reach for love,
reach for me.

Use your knowledge, not to judge, but to teach.
Teach the truth, teach the world,
please teach me.

Use your voice, not to shout, but to speak.
Speak of faith, speak of dreams,
speak to me.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXB AXB XXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 268
Words 54
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3
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Rick McDonald

DoB:May 28,1976 Hometown:Springfield,Missouri Sex:Not Often Email:r1ckjam3s@hotmail.com more…

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