Cranky believers shouldn't.



shouldn’t need
To change you
To knock your castle down.
To force belief
Like my brand
And your own creed disown.

The means at my disposal
Not simply chapter, verse
But sarcasm and insult
That jumps from
Bad to worse.

We’re friends aligned
On Christ’s team
Been quite that way
For years.
So why the distant feelings
The arguments and tears?

The strength is in agreement
In loyal partnership
Not once did triune partners
Give vent to let ‘er rip.
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Written on April 29, 2024

Submitted by dougb.72572 on April 29, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXXX XAXXA XXXXXX XBXB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 457
Words 90
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 6, 4

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