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He's dead!

Royston

He’s dead! I cannot believe that He just died.
They beat Him and had Him crucified.
Now He’s gone. The One I used to follow,
and without Him life is bleak and hollow.

What shall I do, and where shall I go?
You tell me what to do, for I don’t know.
My world has fallen down and crashed.
My hopes all pulverised and

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The bleak period between the death and resurrection of Jesus

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Submitted by royston on April 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABB BBXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 320
Words 72
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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