Life Or Death
Does your good
outweigh the bad
Is the balance
happy or sad
Is your intention
right or wrong
Does your prayer
turn into song
Does the blame
weigh down your heart
Can your light
outshine the dark
Can the joy
exceed the pain
Does one word
your soul reclaim
Will His grace
forgive your sins
Will new life or death
—begin
(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2018)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on September 04, 2018
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Scheme | XA XA XB XB CX XX XX XC XX XX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 363 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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