Analysis of The Immortal



I wallow in the muddy bog of despair
I weep beneath the willow
My thoughts twisting like a river that bends over itself
Again and again

The sky turns gray
The heavens unleash the dogs of hell
I am soaked to the bone
And deep in the throes

I walk the path of trail blazers past
And climb a mountain to the top where the trees won’t grow
Standing on a rocky ledge
Looking at the creator’s creation
I am humbled

With my hands balled into fists
Wrapped in self-pity, loathing and fear
I pummel the horizon
And give a primordial scream
Its echo bouncing into eternity
And tearing a hole through my warried heart

Emotionally spent, I gasp for air
It is pure, not polluted by the polluter
The taste is like nothing and everything
In the presence of angels, touched by the immortal
I, a mere mortal am reborn


Scheme ABXX XXXX XBXCX XXCXXX AXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11000101101 110101 11101010111001 01001 0111 010010111 111101 01001 110111101 0101010110111 1010101 1010010010 1110 1111011 101101001 1100010 01001001 11010010100 010011111 010011111 111101010010 011110010 0010110110010 10110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 810
Words 157
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5, 6, 5
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 128
Words per stanza (avg) 30

About this poem

This poem is about life, when you are feeling defeated and then you are restored.

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Written on March 22, 2022

Submitted by lisacampbell29 on March 22, 2022

Modified by lisacampbell29 on May 23, 2022

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Lisa Campbell

I am 56 years old. I love to write poems, short stories and lyrics. more…

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