Tales of the soul
Akhanani Sapepa 2003 (Port Elizabeth)
As I Sink Deep in my soul
I always find the boy who is always left alone
His thoughts were never his own
Sparked by forces one will never know
Is it my intention I am this way
Or
The influences paving the way
If the path is already set
Am I just a part of the play
In public we’re told to behave
Speak your mind but mind what you say
My thoughts are my reality
however
Reality is not what I thought
Born to mourn the death of souls
We cry to whomever mastered their role
A gesture of love
We don’t express to those we loathe
Above as it is Below
A Dove cursed to become a crow
Tales told way before
Your ten toes ever grounded the soil
By Akhanani Sapepa
About this poem
A miasma of depression caused by questions one ask about their purpose on this Earth.
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Written on December 01, 2023
Submitted by akhananisapepa on December 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBC DEDXD XDXXX XAXX CCEX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 667 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1 |
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