Analysis of Conception to Death
Created in thought by an unseen supreme being,
conceived by two through their desire,
born into a world with no directions,
crawling on a path burning a hell fire...
Crying when hunger became a necessity,
comforted when the pain was no longer felt inside,
relaxed in the arms of the caring given,
smiling while hearing words that made no sense...
Slowly growing into a walk with no sight in its end,
lying when caught doing wrong in the eyes of the accuser,
tears falling silently inside as a secret love made its point,
knowing all have been in this moment as a child...
Sent to a school that taught man's ways and knowledge,
taught numbers and letters creating another existence,
learning the difference between knowing and not knowing,
for thirteen years then they give us a piece of paper...
Thrown into a kaleidoscope tunnel of ways and means,
leaving behind our young youth and self growing teens,
with a thought that sometimes lifts up and then demeans,
while living in a place where nothing is what it seems...
Growing old through the trials and tribulations,
drawn to a supreme being during our suffering,
lashing out as the sorrow takes its toll,
wisdom's growth is bigger than what the flesh can hold...
Lying in wait for that last breathing day,
pondering over all that took place over time,
memories filling visions that can never be seen again,
for this reason your soul I pray the Lord to keep...
Scheme | ABCB XXXX XBXX XXAB DDDX CAXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0100111010110 011111010 1010111010 10101100110 101100100100 1001011110101 01001101010 1011011111 10100101111011 101110100110010 1101000110101111 101110110101 11011111010 110010010010010 10010001100110 1111111101110 1010010101101 1001101101101 101101110101 1100011101111 10110100010 11001101010100 1011010111 11110110111 1001111101 100101111101 100101011101101 111011110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,384 |
Words | 247 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 160 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on April 14, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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