I knock the walls
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
When life’s pressures overwhelm me
And there is no letup on the horizon
I knock the steam off the walls
When pain strangles my sense
And its intensity numbs me
I knock the walls for feeling
When despair’s tentacles engulf me
And squeeze me hope-dry
I knock the walls in surrender
When am gnawed by hunger
And the belly twisted in agony
I feebly knock the wall
When loneliness becomes unbearable
And there is no friend to turn to
I knock the walls for company
When frustrations build up too high
And the stress bloated
I knock the walls down
Wish I can knock my way to Hades
In blistering fists of fury
And find rest for eternity.
© GIDRAF MWANGI
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Submitted by GIDRAF on May 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXX XAX ABC CAX XXA BXX XAA X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 629 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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