Pride is a Killer

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



My life is great, without excuse
And yet sometimes I stumble.
I’d like to blame it on abuse,
But I am not yet humble.

I know that pride will make me fall,
If I don’t overcome it!
I try my best and give my all,
But I am not free from it.

What can I do to stop this foolishness;
That’s still inside of me?
Like horses without saddles,
I still let this world ride me!

The only answer is in you Lord;
You are my salvation!
You chose me to be one of yours
And that before creation!

I now submit my life to you,
In humble adoration!
Let all I say and all I do,
Bring life to your creation.
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Written on September 11, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE XFXF GFGF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 593
Words 143
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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