I Can't Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGAHAIJKL MNOLPQGQRSETUVQW L| When called upon to do some thing | A |
| For God or fellow man | B |
| I always find a good excuse | C |
| To back out if I can | B |
| I can t get up in front of folks | D |
| And pray or testify | E |
| And I know someone else can help | F |
| My neighbor more than I | E |
| I can t talk in front of people | G |
| And Lord knows I can t sing | A |
| And when you come right down to it | H |
| I can t do anything | A |
| So I get up and go to church | I |
| When Sunday morning comes | J |
| And I feel like by doing this | K |
| My Christian duty s done | L |
| - | |
| And now I stand with all mankind | M |
| Before the great white throne | N |
| To be rewarded for good works | O |
| But what if I have none | L |
| I see some folks placed on God s left | P |
| And some placed on His right | Q |
| I start to feel uncomfortable | G |
| And then I m filled with fright | Q |
| I find that I can speak up now | R |
| Before this multitude | S |
| I can pray and testify | E |
| And plead and beg some too | T |
| Lord you know I ve not done much | U |
| You know I ve been no saint | V |
| But Lord please place me on your right | Q |
| And He replies I can t | W |
| - | |
| Mary Hardy Melton | L |
Mary Melton
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 10/06/2025
Poet's note: This poem was written about 1973 when someone in our small women’s church group suggested that we all write a poem for our next monthly meeting. It simply came from my heart and expressed my own personal feelings of inadequateness. It caused me to take stock and attempt to do some things that I would never have had the courage to do before I wrote this poem.
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