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I Am Laid Bare, Naked With Nothing To Hide

I Am Laid Bare, Naked With Nothing To Hide Just how much pain will thee, in hot anger inflict? Enough that angels of mercy shall fall and weep? Have I not paid for my faith being derelict, this raging misery in which I can not sleep? Thou hast broken my evil heart and pulled my claws torn my betraying eyes from my black shrunken skull. Made me blinded with strong drink, sleeping in horse stalls now as lost ship, sinking with huge holes in its hull. Will thee be sated, with destruction of past pride extend thy soothing voice to sing again to me? I am laid bare, naked with nothing to hide, empty ship, tossed and sinking in a stormy sea. How much more deep torment will thy mad revenge heap on a dying soul, promising true love to keep? Robert J. Lindley, 11-20-2016 Sonnet form - Lin 12/12 Poem Syllable Counter Results Syllables Per Line: 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 Total # Syllables: 168 Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines) Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A Total # Words: 132 Written for my, "A Poem A Day, Authored By Me" , thread

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Date: 11/22/2016 6:56:00 AM
Aye me! Laid bare indeed! I love it!! Well done!xo Cap'n Deb
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Date: 11/22/2016 12:14:00 AM
Hi Robert, once again you have excelled yourself with this wonderful sonnet, keep going mate, love reading your sonnets, I may not always comment but I do read them, take care my friend and love to Riza and Justin........Vera
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Date: 11/21/2016 2:23:00 PM
Must have been great pleasure to endure such pain. Well done Robert...
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Date: 11/21/2016 12:38:00 PM
an elevated song of longing so well scribed from your dripping pen, robert... kudos!..huggs
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