if

i stay

just one

more day

in this place

of constant fear

such a rapid pace

i'll lose all my cheer

so give me your grace

you don't need to appear

i don't need to see your face

i just need to know you are near

to feel your constant tender embrace

then i know you'll take away my every tear

my sinful debts you can and will completely erase.

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• Date written: April 19, 2017 • Word Count: 71 • Line Count: 15 • Stanza Count: 1 •