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Self Dogma

Cfrates 1972 (San Jose)

Parishioner of the mind
Sitting in sermon
As Reverend pain preaches
Fragmented truths uncertain
Into the farthest corners he reaches
Dogma and negativity
Self Doubt becomes doctrine
Devout in insecurity
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Submitted by Cfrates on February 23, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCBDEBE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 198
Words 30
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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