Analysis of Upholding Choice in the Land of Liberty



In the somber twilight of Lady Liberty's reign,
A wounded issue dwells, inflicting eternal pain.
There, a question lingers, a knife to the soul,
Should hope be extinguished, leaving hearts cold?

In corridors where choices diverge and collide,
Despair and anguish silently reside.
A symphony of voices, burdened and torn,
In the midst of a battle where empathy is worn.

Tattered rights unravel, their essence decayed,
As shadows of judgment cast a relentless shade.
A woman's autonomy, a fragile ember,
Fading amidst the onslaught of anguish and dismember.

Yet beneath the surface, where tears are concealed,
Silent pleas echo, wounds too deep to be healed.
Life's sanctity proclaimed, as the voiceless suffer,
Ignored, discarded, their dreams left to smother.

In chambers of justice, empathy fades,
Leaving scars of injustice on souls that cascades.
A cruel theater of despair and regret,
Where compassion and solace seldom beget.

Within the dark corners, where sorrow resides,
Lies a tapestry of pain, where truth silently hides.
From shattered dreams to struggles unseen,
Abortion's impact, a torment unseen.

So let our hearts tremble, embracing the weight,
Of the anguish endured, in this somber state.
In the depths of each story, let compassion bloom,
And pierce through the shadows, dispelling the gloom.

In America's lament, where hope still strives,
May empathy reign, where healing derives.
With open hearts, we shall bear witness and see,
A nation of depth, where empathy sets free.

For in the fragments of sorrow, we'll uncover,
The strength to unite, to cherish and recover.
A tapestry reborn, with compassion's decree,
Where every voice matters, where hearts can be free.


Scheme AAXX BBCC DDEE FFEE GGHH IIJJ KKLL MMNN EENN
Poetic Form Quatrain  (89%)
Metre 001011101001 0101010100101 10101001101 1110101011 010011001001 0101010001 01001101001 0011010110011 10101011001 11110100101 010010001010 1001011100010 10101011101 10110111111 110001101010 01010111110 0101101001 101101011101 010100101001 10100101001 01011011001 1010011111001 110111001 1010101 111011001001 10100101101 001111010101 0110101001 00100011111 1100111001 11011111001 01011110011 100101101010 01111100010 0100111101 110011011111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,692
Words 310
Sentences 18
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 150
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on July 17, 2023

Submitted by oliviaritota on July 17, 2023

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