Analysis of Air I Wish To Breathe
Air I Wish To Breathe
I walk through darkness in broad daylight
Invisible shadows of a dilapidated life
Torn apart by choices gone wrong
Good fortune taken away
By those who don’t really know me
Weighed, measured
And found wanting.
The pressure of a deep sea crushes me
Beneath the depths of too much
Grief, sorrow, and defeats
Bury me below so far
Underneath an ocean
Light barely seen
Where hope is absent.
Tyranny of scorn and judgment ravages
My desires and my dreams
I beg for help without answer
How can the world be so cold?
The air around me
Feels as frozen as apathy
The indifference hurts.
Suddenly a shift in the wind occurs
A breeze I felt before returns
The burns and scars I bear
Are soothed by a force
I can’t see but feel
You touch me softly
And I begin to heal.
You are the air I wish to breathe
The freedom opening my lungs
Moving me forward
Your love comes softly
Lifting me from suffering
What marvelous grace
And mercy revives me!
The cool breeze is your presence
Wrapping me in welcome air
I embrace the freshness
Your kindness inspires me
Tenderness returns to my hands
I breathe differently
And I feel alive and happy!
Copywright © 2023 Charles Edward York
* No part of this poem may be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any way or form or by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the author.*
| Scheme | A XXXXBCD BXXXXXX XXEXBBX XXFXGBG AXCBDXB XFXBXBB XE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11111 11110011 010011001001 10111011 1101001 11111011 110 0110 0101011101 0101111 110001 1010111 01110 1101 11110 10011010100 1010011 11110110 1101111 01011 11101100 001001 1000100101 01110101 010111 11101 11111 11110 010111 11011111 01010011 10110 11110 1011100 11001 010011 0111110 1010101 101010 110011 10001111 11100 01101010 11101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,418 |
| Words | 272 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 45 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
How the spirit of God as the breeze informs and transforms us by His love
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Written on April 18, 2023
Submitted by charlesedwardyork on April 18, 2023
Modified on April 19, 2023
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