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Charity Came Too Late

Jennifer Sackett

On the cold stone steps of the church was where I found him
Strapped to his soul with only his faith to shield him
I searched the depth of his eyes and found my own courage

We both wept

For we know that the dreams he dared to dream were swiftly stolen away
Like a flash of lightning on a dark and stormy night

I left him as I found him

A broken man
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Written on March 09, 2013

Submitted by PurrlySchells on January 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAX X XX A X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 352
Words 78
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 1, 2, 1, 1
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