Analysis of Midnight tears
Its 12 a.m...
And I wake to sounds of the pouring rain
The clock sits staring
Then lightening illuminates the darkness
And the thunder follows it in shame
Through the pitched blackness
Into slumbering
But, surreal hallways
Blinded I stumble forth and on
Lucid memories begin to lapse
Into younger years bygone
Then the creaking footfalls echo
Reminiscing into long ago
Even further…
Til’ sounds from father’s room a seeping
My little ears afraid
By worry of what they may hear
His fainted sobbing, a hush preceding
My curiosity stronger than before
And innocent eyes through doorways peer
It’s the war again; Mom said he tried
To leave it all behind
But, storms of booming violence
Rush back all the killing
The death and its experiences
Still locked up within his mind
I love my dad
He protects me from his terrible pains
But, somehow I’ve learned to understand
That he needs me…
To help calm his troubled angst
And silently I step
Creeping towards him
And nestle up and into his trembling hands
Tugging upon his sleeve
And whispering "Dad,dad?"
“God has sent me here”
Then directly in his ear
Quieter now “To love you”
The tone gentle and naive
Wiping away his tears
He whispers back...
“I know”
And picks me up relieved
We both turn towards the window
To take notice of the silence
As the rain alive
Stops to watch
Somewhat aware
Of God's presence here
We looked at each other with a shrug
And then my dad he gives me
The world’s biggest hug
Then quietly...
Among the last of the midnight flashes
He carries me back
And places me into bed
Pulls the blankets up
knowing this will comfort me
And I’ll never forget the words
To me that time he said
“One day you will have a son
Always let him know you love him
And your bond will never end”
Again I wake...
To the sounds of dripping rain
The lightening has ceased
And the thunder it no longer blames
I unwind the blanket
And uncover and sit
Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes
Awake, on the edge of my bed
A dream?
A reality?
I run my fingers through my hair
And reflect upon it
Then I realize…
I was not alone
Dad is watching and protecting
from his place of paradise
With God in His Heavenly home
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 0111110101 01110 1100010010 001010101 10110 01100 1011 10110101 101000111 011011 1010110 01001101 1010 111101010 110101 11011111 1101001010 1010010101 01001111 101011111 111101 11110100 111010 010101000 1110111 1111 1011111001 1111101 1111 1111101 010011 10011 010100111001 100111 01001 11111 1010011 1001111 011001 100111 1101 11 011101 11101010 11101010 10101 111 1101 11101 111110101 0111111 01101 1100 010110110 11011 0101011 10101 1011101 01100101 111111 1111101 1111111 0111101 0111 1011101 010011 001011101 101010 001001 10011111 01101111 01 010 11110111 001011 1110 11101 11100010 111110 11011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,101 |
Words | 401 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 81 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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