Teach Me How to Dance
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Gina, Gina, Gina, all I want is what is good
To love you my dear sister and to help you all I could
But I’m not sure that I know how to give myself away
To live a life of selflessness and guide you on your way
Indeed, I need so much from you I’m not sure you could bear it
And when the burden falls on me I’m not sure I could share it
Our God has done a wonderous work to just give us a chance
And I don’t want to blow it because I don’t how to dance
If you have any input dear I really want to hear it
Just teach me one step at a time so I won’t learn to fear it
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Written on January 28, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on October 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AA BB CC DD CC |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 579 |
Words | 132 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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