Analysis of I Wonder If God
In the aftermath of yesterday's disaster,
I stumbled from inactivity's violent seams,
it seems my intellect was in dispute, I puke
some injury in the present's presence as pain
stares at the remains of lager; body-builder
pose, I know I'll regret it, but I'll start again.
Rain hits windows with persistent alacrity,
I see its soaked smile, curse rhythm's waves,
'Jesus saves!' It sings as hymns stroll into my sin,
but all I want is whiskey, maybe a joint to ease
this ache that's keeping me awake, it's insane,
the battlefield; champaign, offers champagne.
It's a shame, I think, to drink existence away,
then in the distance, bells chuckle cold weakness,
bleak moments buckle up sighs as determination
screams eternal damnation, disappointment's ashtray,
I wonder if God, in His wise way, knows the answer
to why I am here, trembling Sunday's love in alleys.
Scheme | AXXBAX XXXCBB DXXDAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0010110010 110111001 11110100111 11000011011 110011101010 111101111101 111010100100 11111111 101111110111 1111110100111 11110101101 010011001 101111101001 10010110110 110101110010 101001011 1101101111010 1111110011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 844 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 225 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on January 07, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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