Analysis of Forgive, As I Forget
Sarah Rayan 1982 (Kuwait City)
As I evolve to adapt on land, let me forget the waves, as they swept me away from home, with the sand, and the tides, who rise and fall, for reasons, only I understand
Let me forget the wolves, most of all, who dressed like sheep, as I recall, and played the demons, who made me crawl, no one else made me feel so small
I forgive the man, who failed to see, he could have slayed those demons and set me free, or destroyed the wall I built to guard me, only one man holds the key
But I find no reason to forgive myself, for loving the waves, tides, demons, and wolves, I blame no one else, and the moon, who commands them all, I placed on a high shelf
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Metre | 11011011111010111110111101001110111010101 110101111111111101010111111111111 1010111111111110011110101111111011101 111110101111001110011111100110111111011 |
Characters | 653 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 124 |
Words per line (avg) | 33 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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