Analysis of Redemption
I’ve changed, but the world around me stayed the same.
I no longer play the victim, in a world that’s burning in the flame.
I’m no longer trapped in my shame,
or another pawn in the game.
I once was a beast now those instincts lay tame.
A part of me was locked inside my mind,
Feeling trapped inside a bind,
I would find,
these pictures representing how my light no longer shined.
I was way outside my prime,
Serenity was silenced like a mime,
I thought there was no victim in my crime
While I was dying the whole time.
Like a zombie I was deceased,
And it was torture in the least,
being set up for a feast,
By my demons consuming every sentiment of peace.
I lay dormant for years,
For I was hindered by my fears.
Stifling myself until emotion clears,
For I would bottle up the tears.
My rage was corrosive to my energy.
I was selfish and full of negativity.
Getting high was my festivity,
In the mirror I saw an unknown entity.
All of my emotions,
Came like waves in the ocean.
So I would grab another potion,
And begin overdosing.
I was gone to everyone who mattered
My life remained shattered
My world was clearly tattered
My ego bruised and battered
There were two roads I could see.
One would be the death of me,
The next to change who I will be.
I chose the path of my recovery.
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Metre | 11101011101 11101010001110001 11101011 10101001 11101111011 0111110111 1010101 111 1100101111101 1111111 0100110101 1111110011 11110011 10101101 01110001 1011101 111001010010011 111011 11110111 101010101 11110101 11101011100 11100110100 101110100 001011101100 111010 1110010 111101010 001100 111110110 110110 1111010 1101010 1011111 1110111 01111111 110111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,311 |
Words | 288 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
The battle of addiction leading to the road of recovery
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Written on January 13, 2022
Submitted by jordang.40345 on January 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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