Analysis of Cross roads of Life
Ax.Barajas 1980 (Illinois)
Days go by hearing voices in my head.
My subconscious mind got me in a
chokehold.
Senses vanish. Hard to control.
The inner beast got hold on me.
Can't breath.
Can't speak.
It all comes down to an act of strong
will. Demons close by whisper in my
ear.
"Your not gonna make it."
The cross roads of life leave me stranded
in a ditch. Battling all types of elements. Putting my limbs to the max.
Pulse begins to rise.
Heart beat begins to boil.
Sometimes I feel swimming in an endless
sea of despair. My eye sight impaired.
Got me seeing shadows on the wall.
Talking to myself on these cross roads
of life.
Do I go through forward?
Do I go left a steady path?
Do I go right a rocky course?
All these decisions got me hitch hiking
in my head. No where to turn.
Echoes from afar, be still thee air.
Turn to my father for prayer.
Hear his voice:
Got to keep going son. Got to keep
going. Don't let the toils of life ware
you down.
Don't let the cross roads of life be the
end. The devil can fool you. Mess with
your head.
Got to be strong and your head up high.
You are the one who has control.
What road to go on this concrete road.
Don't let that last star you in your eyes
lose its shine.
A brush of a cold water sensation rushes
through my body.
In a second I am brought back to reality
sitting in my car seat.
Got the motor running. Wind shield
wiping. I got one decision to make.
Take a deep breath. Fix that mirror.
Turn on that head light we're gonna
make it through these cross roads.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010011 101011100 1 10101101 01011111 11 11 111111111 110111001 1 111011 011111110 0011001111001011101 10111 110111 0111100110 110111101 11101101 10111111 11 111110 11110101 11110101 1101011110 0111111 101011111 1111011 111 111101111 101101111 11 110111110 101011111 11 111101111 11011101 111111011 111111011 111 011011001010 1110 00101111110 100111 10101011 1011101011 10111110 11111110 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,563 |
Words | 348 |
Sentences | 46 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 3, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
We all struggle sometimes go through stress because that is part of life but, there comes a time. Where we are put in certain situations to make a decision. Not knowing the out come. It's all about how we want to face it. Be well and enjoy..
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Written on February 23, 2023
Submitted by axbarajas0419 on February 27, 2023
Modified on March 16, 2023
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