Analysis of I was there
I was there
I was there when they dragged her through the thorn bush
With tears running down her face
Fearing for her life
She screamed for help
To thy who do not control life
Standing there with my mouth pasted with a black tape,my hands behind my back like a criminal
My feet chained
Waiting for my turn to be tortured
I was there watching in horror
As they undress her with their eyes filled with hunger
Five greedy men ready to penetrate a child barely 15
She stopped screaming and kicking and gave herself into their hands
One by one they took turns
Enjoying themselves and crowning themselves with a life of a poor child
They turned to me with their red eyes and,
Instantly I knew it was my turn
I had to question where is God
I turned to my left to see the little girl
She gasped for air and noted her head
And that was her last breath
I slowly closed my eyes and waited
Waited for my death
I was there
Scheme | Axxbxb xxx ccxxxx xxxxxd xd A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 11111101011 1110101 10101 1111 11111011 1011111010111011110100 111 101111110 11110010 110101111110 1101101100110 111001001010111 111111 01001010011011011 111111110 100111111 11110111 11111110101 111101001 011011 110111010 10111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 915 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 3, 6, 6, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
Describe the events of Gender based violence
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Written on September 21, 2022
Submitted by linahlebohang19 on September 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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