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My Help

Chad Ligon 1972 (South Carolina)

Free verse
My Help

Down down deeper
Into the hole I go
How far?
I do not know
It will come to pass
 the fall will end
on that day
my ascent shall begin
a hand to help
to lift me up
to pull me out
and stop my descent

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Spiritual struggle

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Written on May 12, 2024

Submitted by ligonchad on May 19, 2024

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Characters 205
Words 50
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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