Selective Memory
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Men rewrite history
To suit their own needs
They leave out their sin
And they clean up their deeds
They always look better
Than their enemies do
They won’t say when they’re lying
And they don’t know the Truth
Let all men be liars
And let God be true
He will do what is right
And His Son will judge you
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Written on September 06, 2015
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBXX XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 309 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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