Analysis of The Loss



Even though your moving on
I wish that you would prove me wrong
To be correct is to accept your passing   
I am not that strong

You were the one who kept me safe
You were there on my worst days
To hug me, love me, pick me up and give me kisses on my face

Feeling overwhelmed with love and you wouldn't have to say a word
I could see it in your eyes it shined so bright I could see the world

Holding us so close just so we could laugh and joke
Your attention was a blessing, now emotions start to choke

I know that all this pain I feel inside
It will be dealt with if
If I said I wished it's someone else
That would be selfish

I know you feel no pain and where you are sick don't exist
In a flood of love and grace it is a place of happiness

When I heard that you went away
Time stopped and I dropped to my knees to pray
It's like my whole life is crashing down behind me  
I feel the tears as I sit alone
Hoping that you'll walk in and say buddy  I'm home
I'm so lost and I wish my daddy could find me


Scheme XAXA XXX XX BB XXXX XX CCDXXD
Poetic Form
Metre 1011101 11111111 11011101110 11111 10011111 1011111 1111111101110111 100111011011101 1111011111111101 101111111101 101010101010111 1111111101 111111 11111111 11110 11111101111101 001110111011100 11111101 1101111111 111111101011 110111101 101110011011 111011110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 995
Words 214
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2, 6
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 110
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

This poem is about remembering the loved one lost and making that journey from grief to acceptance.

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Written on June 20, 2021

Submitted on June 20, 2021

Modified on April 17, 2023

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Michael Scarpelli

Born in Valley Stream, NY and moved to Florida and starting writing poems and doing music. more…

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