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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Scheme ABXXBC DEXFXC ADGXG AHFXH XXXXE BIXXI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 790
Words 154
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5

Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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