Analysis of the sacrificial self



in the mourning routine,
I hear your sad sullen song of yearning
you gave up your youth and beauty
to keep me fed
a roof over my head

I heard him f*ck*ng you
in the next room
and your tearful thanks
as he simply washed off
and said nothing

I saw him grab you by the hair
the tuft on top of your head
and drag you away
I said nothing
I did nothing

Now, if I sacrifice myself
in the name of common sense
and common wealth
does that mean I'd still be damned to hell?

If I cut myself in anguish
to stop the pain
does it mean that I'll descend
into the devil's plane
to be tortured
to be spiritually slain

I know that it's all a game
I know that no two worlds
are not the same


Scheme XAXBB XXXXA XBXAA XXXX XCXCXC DXD
Poetic Form
Metre 001001 1111101110 11111010 1111 011011 1111111 0011 01101 111011 0110 11111101 0111111 01101 1110 1110 111101 0011101 0101 111111111 1111010 1101 1111101 010101 1110 11100001 1111101 111111 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 644
Words 141
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 4, 6, 3
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wesley Morin

I was borne in the soul of misery and I never had me a name... they just gave me a number when I was young... ***BANNED IN A HUNDRED THOUSAND COUNTRIES*** more…

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