Virginia Massacre

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Raise up a child in the Way he should go,
When he’s old he will not depart from it,
But raise up a child with a lie that you show,
And you never know what will come from it.

You praise God with your lips you religious hypocrites,
But you don’t really care for His Word,
Now you think you won’t slip but you’ve already tripped.
And your lives, they all seem so absurd.

You rush here and there and raise money to share,
But your neighbors, you don’t even know.
What will come of all this? Will it end up in bliss?
Ask your God whom you don’t even know!
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Written on April 17, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 22, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC XAXA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 564
Words 124
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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