who is going to save you from yourself
You foolish boy!
What have you done!
Come son, come!
Cast out yourself,
‘cause it’s the demon
that’s going to ruin you.
Child, get that big black bible;
the King James Version is better
‘cause it’s written in the old tongue.
Read boy, read!
Read a Psalm,
and ask God to help you.
Spill your guts to God boy;
don’t bottle in the devil.
Those demonic lies,
that come from your lips,
cause heavens to close their eyes.
You cause me so much pain boy,
even at your birth.
Come on, read!
Maybe someone curse that very day
I brought you to this earth.
Read yourself a new life.
Ask the father for new hands,
so you won’t steal again.
Ask him for a heart and a new brain,
so you won’t remember.
Pray son!
Pray, according to God’s will.
Let that foul spirit go.
Ask God for amnesty
for the innocence you kill.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXXBC DEXFXC ADGXG AHFXH XXXXE BIXXI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 790 |
Words | 154 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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