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Promised

M.R.P 2000 (Bushbuckridge)

Free verse
He said it
And my laugh won't change it
I might become mute from disbelief
But but his word will not return void

A son shall be born
And Pharaoh cannot kill the boy

It is time
I say it
Cause I believe
Help my unbelief

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Written on April 05, 2022

Submitted by proxj707 on April 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABX XX XAXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 219
Words 48
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 4
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