It Begins
James E. Spurgeon Jr. 1986 (New Jersey)
I'll just write what I hear
I listen closely, speak with wisdom
Your breath gives away your tone
Vibrations escaping your teeth
Words alone I don't condone
Look very closely
Can you see?
Paragraphs and sentences
It's like all y'all seemed sentenced to this
If you put me first, you'll see action
I act on
Faith
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Written on August 06, 2019
Submitted by EhyehAsherEhyeh on October 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDCEEFGHIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 300 |
Words | 56 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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