Analysis of Past & Future
J. Matusewic 1984 (Colorado)
The shadows are always there within the forest of my mind
I know who they are, luckily for me they're benevolent
Family members, brothers in arms, even my dog, all unrefined
They say nothing, do nothing, but always evident
Getting lost in the grove probably isn't healthy
It's not that I'm scared of what they want or will do
No matter how far I run, they always find me
It's the guilt, the despair, the pain that perhaps I've forgot
Nay, I'll never forget what I've lost or how I lost it
My only thoughts are of how I could've changed the outcome
I feel like no matter the strides I make, there's always a pit
Perhaps, I couldn't change anything and my thinking is dumb
Sadly though, you lot will always be there for me
No judgments except what I put on myself
Maybe, just maybe you'll disappear when I finally see
Nothing will bring you back though, not even wealth
The doubts are endless as well as the implications
The life I once had is long gone now with only anger in it's wake
I can't treat it like another one of our operations
Anger, uncertainty, doubt, regret, judgements ... It's all been a mistake
Poked, prodded, and experimented on is my life now
Definitely not what we thought our lives would be
I'll keep pushing myself to the limits as much as my body will allow
One day, like you lot, eventually I'll be free.
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DEDE CXCX FGFG HCHC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 0111101010111 111111001110100 1001010011011101 111011011100 1010011001010 111111111111 11011111111 10100101101101 11100111111111 1101111100101 11111001111101 01110110011011 10111111111 1100111111 10110101111001 10111111101 011101110010 01111111111010011 111110101110010 10010010110111001 11000100011111 1000111110111 111011010111110101 1111101000111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,333 |
Words | 252 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
About this poem
The typical darkness a veteran faces.
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