Analysis of Holding Onto Me



Holding Onto Me

Winter cold rushes in
Shivering outside because I can’t face him while facing my sin

I try to apologize but don’t know where to begin
Yet he just sits there with a grin

He puts his arms out wide
He says, “I’m glad you chose to come inside”

Tears, they slip down quietly
He wipes them off because he sees

When the troubles of this world
Knock me down to the floor

I come running back on home
I scramble up his throne

I run into his outstretched arms
Jesus sees through all my charms

My arms are wrapped around his waist
He knows the evil I’ve faced

He know all my secrets that I’ve never ever told
Still he welcomes me out from the cold

He knows the things I’m ashamed to admit to
But ya wanna know what he would do?

He would die for me, little me
He gave his life to someone who would ruin his own name

Yet instead of a horrible fate, he gave me fame
He gave me more than I deserve

And all he asks is that I serve
He stays by my side and helps me learn

I ignore him, I forget him
And I always tell him to shut up

Yet even through the silence
Even when I fight against

Even when I’ve cursed his name
Even when I bring him to shame

He still holds me close and near
He still wipes my every tear

When all I see are fears
He is the one who is standing next to me when the fog all clears

And so I praise him to this day
Even when I don’t know what to say

Because Jesus loves me this I know
Jesus loves me even though

So I’ll do it in his name
I’ll push through no matter the shame

I will tell the whole wide world
How my Jesus saves my soul

And so I’ll tell you right now
Look to him and you’ll be found

Listen to his word and see
That he’s the one who holds the key

12-7-22
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022


Scheme A BB BB CC AX DX XX EE FF GG HH AI IJ JX XX XX II XX KK LL MM II DX XX AA XX
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 101100 1001101111111011 1110101111101 11111101 111111 1111111101 1111100 11110111 1010111 111101 1110111 110111 11011011 1011111 11110111 1101011 1111101110101 111011101 11011011011 111011111 11111101 1111111110111 1011010011111 11111101 01111111 111110111 10111011 01111111 1101010 1011101 1011111 10111111 1111101 11111001 111111 1101111011110111 01111111 101111111 011011111 1011101 1111011 11111001 1110111 1110111 0111111 1110111 1011101 11011101 1 1001011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,771
Words 386
Sentences 2
Stanzas 26
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 51
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 51
Words per stanza (avg) 14

About this poem

Just a poem I wrote in church that I’ve been meaning to write for a bit, but never got around to. It isn’t all I wanted to say, but it’s a comforting truth I had to write.

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Written on December 07, 2022

Submitted by katherineb.45444 on December 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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