Analysis of Truth Endured




Here I sit before the page, blank in anticipation of the first strokes
Words, dreams, wishes floating in my void, waiting expression
Emotions swell building to their peak, the surf crashing on its beach
Real illusions trade place forming thought, longing for release by pen
And time, the “beast”, flows ever forward, with no regard for any involved.
Why have you come to sit at my feet? Answers are not free.
Wasn't the journey here enough? Lessons from the trip still fresh
Will you understand if I grace you with the truth? Can you grasp its strength?
Each of you suffered different trial on your quest, searching, moving ahead
We are all different because of the path we're on, experiences changing
The ‘Truth' is the journey, the path, the pain we've endured. Truth endured.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11101011000101011 11101001110010 0101101110110111 1010111011010111 010111010110111001 11111111110111 100101011010111 1101111110111111 1111010010111101001 11110001101110100010 0110100101101101
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 774
Words 134
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 56
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 616
Words per stanza (avg) 134
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Submitted on March 21, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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