Analysis of Life lessons
Alyson Ballard 1985
Never again
Never for long
Always feel broken
Never truly strong
My love is so pure
But so misguided
There is so much pain
Feels that it will never be subsided
How could I love another, when I care nothing for myself
Maybe forever I should just place my heart in a shelf
Will I ever find someone to be true
Or will I just live forever trying to renew
Everyone says I provide so much safety
But sometimes I would appreciate help greatly
Why is life so damn hard
When can I feel like I’m not behind in the line
I beg and plead for some reprieve
But I never to feel ever relieved
When do I get to chase my dreams
For now I guess that’s just make believe
When will I pay enough for past transgressions
When will it ever be enough of Gods lessons
What more could I possibly give
To get that breath of life I need to really live
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGGHHIIJKLMNLOOPQ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001 1011 1110 10101 11111 11010 11111 1111101010 11110101111011 10010111111001 111011111 1111101010101 1011011110 10111010110 111111 111111101001 11011101 1110111001 11111111 111111101 11110111010 111101011110 11111001 111111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 831 |
Words | 170 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 655 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 165 |
About this poem
Hurt and past
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Written on November 23, 2021
Submitted by Alykat0415 on November 23, 2021
Modified on March 06, 2023
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