Analysis of Salvation



Who can I run to when I'm alone in the dark? My mind a labyrinth of endless screams.

Grasping for hope I clutch and grasp, empty hands return ever still.

Who can I talk to in an ocean of silence? Drowning, clinging to life as I gasp for a breath of fresh sanity, pray for my release.

Hell's chill grows colder, casting a pall over my prone body, for warmth has escaped me, like the gazelle escaping the lion.

I hunt for he sunrise and the thrill of the sweet flesh of vitality.

One small step, a single breath, a gentle breeze caresses my soul.

I've trekked through the desert of the dark and swam endlessly across oceans of silence to find you.

My salvation, my sanity, my needle in a haystack. Only love could have set me free, only love could have made me reborn.


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Characters 774
Words 160
Sentences 11
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 75
Words per line (avg) 18
Letters per stanza (avg) 75
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Written on July 12, 2022

Submitted by Kylan on July 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Kylan Patterson

I am a hardworking family man. I love my wife, my kids, my family, and my cat. I love hockey, karaoke, and expressing myself through the written and spoken word. I believe in always staying true to yourself, and living everyday to its fullest potential. more…

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