When Thy Chains Are Too Heavy, Do Not Complain

When Thy Chains Are Too Heavy, Do Not Complain (read of thy sins and weep) When thy chains are too heavy, do not complain for thy heart cried out for that slavish embrace. Thou art in truth as dark as is thy black stain thinking thy greatness nobody can replace. On devil's altar thou burned innocent life and in arrogance praised thy unholy acts. In deep blindness, ignored thy sins that were rife with lies destroying pure innocence and facts. Hidden in that dark shroud thy beloved *pall* casting cruel words, those that show thy intense hate. Yet thy cruelty will bring on thy great fall no human can escape crushing hands of Fate. In empty chambers black soul cries for relief denied because thy treasures only brought grief. Robert J. Lindley, 11-15-2016 Sonnet Lin 11 Poem Syllable Counter Results Syllables Per Line: 11 11 11 11 0 11 11 11 11 0 11 11 11 11 0 11 11 Total # Syllables: 154 Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines) Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A Total # Words: 114 Note- (1.) Definitions of pall: (1.) ** noun: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped ** noun: a sudden numbing dread noun: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) verb: lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)