Don’t Tell Me Lies

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Before you stand up speaking lies
To tell me that you love me
Remember that the truth is known
By those who stand above me

If post-traumatic stress disorder
Makes you scared to speak
Then do not be afraid to act
To please the One, you seek

Do it in a loving fashion
But do not spare the truth
Remember that it’s all you wanted
Since you were a youth
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Written on April 28, 2016

Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 22, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 353
Words 72
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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