Analysis of Twin Brothers
Satan, the father of death,
My dearest friend,
And thou are no more foe,
Stay with me day and night,
Right from my birth,
Side by side with Life.
The one stronger and deeper
Than the other, excelling
To overtake with your
Trick, overwhelming life
So fascinating, enchanting
Justifying every thought,
Selflessly for me and me alone,
So cozy you make me overnight
To follow your way.
In a lighter vein, you reign,
In the realm of mind and body,
Leading to death, lethargy
Oozing away the Life within -
The presence of God-
The life force, love, energy
Enthusiasm here and now.
And I don’t need another proof,
Of the roof you promised,
In your Father’s house,
You, twin brothers,
Ever together,
Only but to depart,
Either way to hell or heaven.
| Scheme | XXXAXB CDXBDXXAX XEEXXEX XXXXCXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001011 1101 011111 111101 1111 11111 0110010 1010010 11011 10101 1100010 1001001 1110101 110111101 11011 0010111 00111010 1011100 10010101 01011 0111100 0100101 01110101 101110 01101 1110 10010 101101 10111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 770 |
| Words | 161 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 9, 7, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 144 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
This poem tells how the Electronic media and other worldly forces with its “sweet enchantment” gradually “chokes” God’s image (enthusiasm”) in man. The theology of ‘original sin’ and ‘toleration’ of ‘tendency to sin’ as an ‘unavoidable human trait” is depicted following the Dictum of Jesus, “remove not the weeds, lest the seed may be lost”. (Mt.13: 24. A poem blending theology and psychology of the “Original sin” and how often in the contemporary world, an individual give in for the satanic forces (temptations). In man, the inclination to sin co-exists with an inclination seeking good (God), the success of the either force determines the destiny of man – success or failure, hell or heaven. A resonance to the “co-existence of the parable of weed and seed” is reflected in this poem). more »
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Twin Brothers" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/180430/twin-brothers>.
Discuss this Mathew Thankachen poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In