Analysis of In Yourself You Seek
In yourself if you seek not...
What is left to live?
A serenade of lust, pomp and mere passage of time!?
If yourself is not a demon, not a god...
Are you but just a reflection of a mirrored mime!?
While the universe hides in your soul...
And cosmic power unites to hold your form
In yourself if you seek not...
Are you just a mechanical device to mimic
Few primal emotions inborn!?
In yourself if you seek...
A man, a woman, an animal, a plant
A fact, a truth, a lie, a mirage
All five elements within shall answer
In yourself is everything,
Nothing is beyond!
In stillness, in movement, in silence, in chaos
Lies traces of you... oh! and you are the cause
In yourself will you seek
All that has ever been... and all that will arise
Scheme | AxbxbxxAxx cxxxxxxxcx |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0011111 11111 001111011011 10111010101 1111001010101 10101011 01010011111 0011111 1110010001110 1100101 001111 01010110001 010101001 1110001110 001110 10101 010010010010 11011101101 001111 111101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 733 |
Words | 152 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 276 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 70 |
About this poem
The poem is about how one can find answers to any and all questions of life through inner seeking of truth, introspection and knowing what you truly are.
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Written on January 29, 2022
Submitted by isapan on January 30, 2022
Modified on April 15, 2023
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