Analysis of A FATHER BEGS FOR HIS SON'S LOVE...



There is no happiness.
And you used to love
your Dad so much.
We shared an immense joy.  
You can't ignore me.
If you continue
along this path,
you will be filled
with so much guilt
that you will hate yourself,
but it will be too late
There will be
no more Daddy.
I call you;
the cell doesn't ring.
You can't block me.
I am you.
How can you be so cruel?
How can you sleep at night
knowing I am suffering?
There are times,
right now for instance,
that I am barely able
to stay sane.
I hold my breath
and wait for the pain
to pass.
You don't understand
that your karma
won't be as forgiving
as Pops.
Remember the advice
I recall reading
and relaying to you:
If you don't forgive,
you will never be forgiven.
I have never loved anyone
more than you.
You were my baby;
I was an elderly man.
I taught you everything.
I gave you everything.
And I never asked
for anything.
Nothing!
So many memories.
I could allow myself
to become angry,
but I won't.
Instead, I'll say,
"I love you."


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Poetic Form
Metre 111100 01111 1111 111011 11011 11010 0111 1111 1111 111101 111111 111 1110 111 01101 1111 111 1111110 111111 1011100 111 11110 1111010 111 1111 01101 11 1101 1110 111010 11 010001 1110 01011 11101 11101010 1110110 111 10110 1111001 11110 11110 01101 110 10 110100 11011 10110 111 0111 111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,025
Words 242
Sentences 24
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 51
Lines Amount 51
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 741
Words per stanza (avg) 191

About this poem

There is nothing confusing about the sentiments that a father feels for his son who has abandoned him. I like Pablo Neruda's Ode style.

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Written on May 01, 2022

Submitted by gfmchale on May 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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G.F. McHale-Scully

Former English teacher and working as a journalist. Born in 1950 in Riverside, California. I have lived the last 48 years in Brownsville, Texas. I have 19 books of poetry, short stories and novels available on Amazon. more…

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