Analysis of Merle's Victory Over Grief
Kaiya Michelle Hamilton 1983 (Michigan)
Merle's Victory Over Grief
From that very first movement on the inside,
to the experience of delivering you at birth.
And the very first time you opened your eyes,
there was no words for what our bond was worth.
Your first words, and steps, and playful moments
will never leave my mind.
Every transition you went through
from toddler to teenager,
I was always there by your side.
As your mother,
son, you will forever be loved.
And no one will ever take your place.
To have witnessed you grow,
then be forced to let you go,
was an unimaginable reality
I had to face.
But thank God
I did not have to face losing you alone.
His grace was sufficient for thee.
Instead of being consumed
with wrathful vengeance,
God showed great mercy on me!
There were days where I could not smile the same
and seemingly endless nights full of tears.
But Jesus comforted me through the pain
and kept me strong through the years.
I give God all the glory for the joy He has given me,
despite a loss unlike any other.
Jesus has blessed me with forgiveness and peace.
And I thank Him for allowing me to be your mother.
Though you were taken too soon,
I will always be grateful for the time you were here.
Jesus is my Savior, life, and strength.
He gave me hope, that in Him I will never have to fear.
Though depression did battle me, it did not win.
I am the Victor; by His stripes I am healed.
With the Lord on my side,
victory today is mine.
I am a witness that my God is for real.
So now when I think of you, though I miss you still,
I will laugh thinking of all the good days.
I thank God for keeping me and mending my heart.
Son I want you to know, you will have my love always.
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Metre | 1100101 11101101001 10010010100111 00101111011 11111110111 1110101010 110111 100010111 110110 1111111 1110 11101011 011110111 111011 1111111 110100010 1111 111 11111110101 11101011 0111001 1110 1111011 1011111101 0100101111 1101001101 0111101 111101010111101 0101011010 10111101001 01111010111110 1101011 111110101101 101110101 11111011110111 101011011111 11010111111 101111 1000111 11010111111 111111111111 1111011011 111110101011 111111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,682 |
Words | 373 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 5, 3, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
About this poem
Told from the perspective of his mother. This Poem is for Merle Williams. Her son, Morke's Bernard Knight, was murdered by gun violence on October 30th, 1994 ...He was 15 years old.
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Written on February 25, 2024
Submitted by NubianFantabulous on March 19, 2024
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