Not today Satan
Not today Satan
A small child battered and beaten.
Don't know if there's any more food left uneaten.
He walks the streets for mere survival.
Meeting with many of Gods revival.
Not today Satan, today we stand and God will have his way.
A young mother trying to feed her baby turns tricks at night.
Late nights and pain forces her into addiction.
Don't you worry child there will be redemption.
Not today Satan, today we stand and God will have his way.
A middle aged woman in a life of poverty.
No home, no safety left.
Night after night worried her last possessions will leave in theft.
Shelter after shelter no place to call home.
Endless thoughts in her mind do roam.
Not today Satan, today we stand and God will have his way.
Young man on the city streets.
Education failed him and economy defeats.
His gang his only family.
Robbing, dealing and shooting.
Prison after prison his main enemy.
Don't you worry brother.
Your life will turn from this to another.
Not today Satan, today we stand and God will have his way.
Not today Satan...small child you will be eating.
Not today Satan...my child no more drugs will be taking.
Not today Satan... My poor woman you will rest.
Not today Satan...Young man education you'll have at its best.
Today we stand and God will have his way.
About this poem
This poem was written for an event I did where we gave back to the community by feeding the homeless and supplied them with a hot meal, some hygiene products, and clothing.
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Written on September 05, 2023
Submitted by ravensheart50 on October 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | a aabbC xaaC deeffc ggdhdiiC hhjjc |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,286 |
Words | 267 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 4, 6, 8, 5 |
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