Analysis of Inside Out

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



I don’t want to see the outside
Only the inside is true
What was made on the outside was made for men
But the inside was made for You

Father I don’t want the lust of the flesh
And a woman that thinks that I’m hot
I just want a woman that sees the inside
And desires all the things that I’ve got

But where can I find a woman like that?
In this world that looks out but not in
Every woman I’ve known only sees the outside
And then leads me there deep into sin

I don’t need to feel the outside of her
With these hands that are filthy and old
I just need to feel the inside of her
Where your Spirit lives; then I’ll be bold

Father please give me a woman that can see
All the things that this world has not sown
If you give me a woman like that my dear Lord
On this earth I will never be alone

Lord Jesus I pray every day in your name
And the words of your Scripture I believe
So please grant the request of this servant of yours
And please give me a wife that believes

In your holy name Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.


Scheme ABCB XDAD XEAE FGFG XHXH XXXX C
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111011 1000111 11110111111 10011111 1011101101 001011111 11101011001 0010101111 1111101011 011111110 1001011101011 011111011 1111101110 111111001 1111100110 111011111 10111010111 101111111 111101011111 1111110101 110111001011 0011110101 111001111011 011101101 011011101101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,028
Words 219
Sentences 3
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 112
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on October 29, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 12, 2023

Modified on April 18, 2023

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