And I Will Rise

Tom Case 1967 (California)



There is a gravity to
sadness; it pulls me
downward into a
deep dark well.
I can't climb out.
It's my own private hell.
I pray for levitation.
I jump, only to fall.
I feel forgotten.

I put one foot in
front of the other,
and I will rise.
I move on.
Hope returns like
a long lost friend,
and I find my sanctuary.
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Written on February 13, 2023

Submitted by toddcase888 on February 13, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXBXBCXC XXXXXXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 312
Words 75
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 9, 7

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  • dougb.21370
    A comment on stamina and optimistic frame of mind. Thinking of the classic hiccup in the NT Epistles…But God…
    LikeReply1 year ago
    • toddcase888
      Thank you for the kind comment.
      LikeReply1 year ago

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