Search for Understanding
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
To die in your sleep would be ok, I guess
Its better than murder and all of that mess
It could be on your couch or lying in bed
It could be in a dream with strange thoughts in your head
But what will you see when you wake up again?
Will you be with your loved ones and all of your friends?
If you were wicked; when you stand at the throne
You’ll find anger and darkness and you’ll wake up alone
You could have done a little better
While here on the earth
You could have found Jesus
And had a new birth
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Written on August 31, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 510 |
Words | 112 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 4 |
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