Analysis of I Make War

John83 1983 (Bronx)



WAR I make against myself.
This weak version of me must decease
Peace.

Everyday is a struggle.
This version of me is winning daily;
causing me to front and fake a role
losing my soul, sinning out of control.
Whoa unto this contradiction;
This person you see in front of you.
Confidence has gone out the window
Courage is non existent

Where has my voice gone?
  my passion has escaped.
my joy has left me.
This is the breaking point.
It’s freedom time like lauryn Hill.

This is when I throw my hands in the air
I CANNOT take this anymore.
 I hurt myself by not being myself.
Today is the day I start to fight back.
Today is the day I beat my fist against my chest.
Today is the day I take back myself.

I Declare WAR. I speak when the voices tell me otherwise
I get back up whenever I fall.
I picked up my cross and started to walk.
I picked up my Sword and started to MAKE WAR!

Today is the day I say, “I LOVE ME.’’
Today is the day I tell myself, “I am STRONG”
TODAY IS THE BREAKING POINT.

I ROAR like a Lion
I start marching to Zion, If I don’t win
then I die over and over until then.
Jeshurun is questioning, “Where have I gone?”
I been gone far to long.
I been walking on the wide road
Time for me to start walking HOME.

I REBEL against this silentness
I speak up so that you hear this
I’m trying to become immaculate
     Transformation to my prime
Seeking perfection, freedom, breaking
The chains;  fighting through the pain.

I’m done with people pleasing
Now I’m fighting praising YAH!
I’m done running; hiding.
Today I stand up to my FEARS!
I tell the night terrors, “YOU DO NOT CONTROL ME.”
I tell the enemies, “ Get thee behind me.”

LET ME GO!
This is my point of no return.
This is me turning around.
This is me crying out for help.
HELP ME!
I cannot fight this good fight alone.
My soul thirst
I won’t let my life get no worse
Father please hear my CRY.


Scheme ABB XCDDEXFX GXCHX XIAXXA XXXI CJH EXXGJXX BXXXKX KXKXCC FXXXCXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 111011101 1 1011010 1101111010 101110101 1011101101 1101010 110110111 100111010 1011010 11111 110101 11111 110101 1101111 1111111001 1101101 11111101 0110111111 0110111110111 011011111 10111110101110 111101011 1111101011 11111010111 0110111111 01101111111 0110101 111010 11101101111 11110010011 111001111 111111 11101011 11111101 1100111 11111111 1101010100 010111 100101010 0110101 1111010 1110101 111010 01111111 110110111011 11010011011 111 11111101 1111001 11110111 11 110111101 111 11111111 101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,933
Words 422
Sentences 38
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 3, 8, 5, 6, 4, 3, 7, 6, 6, 9
Lines Amount 57
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 142
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Written on February 11, 2023

Submitted by John83 on February 11, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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