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poetry_kills
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0 posted 1999-12-07 02:57 PM


Kneeling silently with bowed head
Hands clasped and eyes shut tight

My mind returns to all my crimes
I pray for God to hear my plight

With loud and trembling voice I cry
"Set me free, oh gracious Lord!"

But the axe falls -- my head rolls --
The penance I must pay for sin --

"God is more merciful than men"
The executioner replies and grins.

**jerome the boy with no brain

© Copyright 1999 Jerome Solomon - All Rights Reserved
Severn
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since 1999-07-17
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1 posted 1999-12-07 04:36 PM


Read metaphorically or literally this is a great prayer - and one many could relate to in the metaphorical sense!
Well done.

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