Analysis of A Sinner’s Disguise / Обличье грешника



Forgive me for my wicked side.
The gaping gashes of your soul
Are sin of blade I kept inside
And bared, left the scars to show.

I almost push it through your heart,
Letting the pang transfix abruptly.
Cold metal, but my love so hot
Alleviates the tortures subtly.

A sinner's hideous disguise –
Another me embodying devil.
It makes the pure feelings die
And causes gloom in which I revel.

Each tear burns me by its flame
That I inspire and provoke.
My inner dark it tries to tame.
All of your pain I cannot soak.

Salt drops dissolve my vicious guise,
Letting the monster out of me.
So black, inhuman were the eyes
When I set alter ego free.

Your love is healing me in silence
I feel like demons float away.
They're done with their act of violence,
I'm better off that wicked way.
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This is a Russian version of the poem

Прости, что зол бываю я,
 Души твоей сквозные раны –
 Все грех клинка, что я, храня,
Вдруг обнажил, оставив шрамы.

Почти пронзил я твое сердце,
Позволив боли взять контроль.
Металл столь хладен, не согреться,
Страданья вылечит любовь.

Обличье грешника презренно
И дьявол частью стал меня.
Могут ли чувства быть нетленны?
Ведь упиваюсь мраком я.

И пламя слез лишь опаляет,
Я сам его смог вдохновить.
Оно, быть может, обуздает
Ту тьму, что суждено испить.

Порочный облик растворяют
 И изгоняют монстра прочь.
В глазах безумья дымка тает
Чтоб альтер-эго превозмочь.

В неге любви я исцеляюсь,
 Обрекши демонов тонуть.
Над ними праздно возвышаясь,
Я покидаю грешный путь.


Scheme AXAX XBXB CDXD EFEF CBCB GHGHX X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (26%)
Metre 01111101 01010111 11111101 0110111 1111111 100101010 11011111 0100010100 0110001 0101010010 1101101 010101110 1111111 1101001 11011111 11111101 11011101 10010111 11010001 11110101 111101010 11110101 111111100 11011101 1 11010101010 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 2,003
Words 260
Sentences 25
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 52
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on March 02, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:18 min read
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