Analysis of Old man in mom's care
Here he is today, in his mother’s house
His mental skies sunless
The ancient rivers in him dry
Where once he ran his little feet in the greens of youthfulness
His soul loathes the bareness of the adulthood gardens.
Through dark caverns unmeasured by thoughts, success he sought
Here he in his my mother’s house
Sitting under the old shadeless tree
Sniffing and smoking anything that’d quieten the ceaseless turmoil in his head
Dancing rocks flung from an ancient mystical volcano,
a demonic cacophony of torment
He sits on grandpa’s old stool
Like a helpless fool.
A sordid tale of emptiness.
A life devoid of hope
With dark winds formless
Like smoke from the dope
Shameful forklores
Permeating into now reality
He wished he was sinless
The least not to be guilty.
Grown in years,but like a baby h
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Metre | 1110101101 11011 01010011 1111110100111 11101100110 11101110111 11011101 10100111 1001010110101011 10111110100010 0010010011 111111 10101 01011100 010111 1111 11101 101 10001110 11111 0111110 10110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 807 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 9 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 216 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
This poem is a melancholic reflection of a life of regret. A man who is still a dependant at old age.
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