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Self-control

BrotherJacob

Here is something we all should know; we all need self-control

The problem isn't firearms; that’s not what causes so much harm.

A gun cannot load itself, nor pull its own trigger,
neither can a shot of whiskey make an alcoholic take a swigger.

People need self-control in their life;
if I’m overweight is it because of the fork and knife.
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Submitted on January 18, 2022

Modified on January 20, 2022

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Scheme X X AA BB
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 346
Words 68
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 2, 2
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4 Comments
  • D!@m0ndY77
    D!@m0ndY77
    nice poem…
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    We will be self controlled more and more in the image of God if we let Him take control of our lives ! Only the Holy Spirit in our lives will have a life pleasing to God ! Hear, read, do his Word and you will see a life changing process for the rest of your life. Amen Brother Jacob ! 
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    So true to life, we are the masters of our own fate .The little things in life will become the big things if we don't have self control. But who can do it ?
    It takes real brain power to be faithful to oneself ! 
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • Soulwriter
    Soulwriter
    Self-control is a very complex thing...
    LikeReply 12 years ago

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