Analysis of IF I KNEW...



If I knew the way I had show you
because  I don’t, I have to find it,
If I knew the pain points of life,
I had gladly map them out for you
but for my ignorance I have to go through each one.

If I knew success and he had call me by name
I had introduce him to you
since nothing fulfills the void of emptiness except to  share ones riches,
Were I to know the ways of love I had enjoy it,
and then share with you secrets to that rich emotion and grace you long for.

I do not have the answers you seek,
the road looks uphill and uncharted
Do not be sad, I have not much to give,
I am looking for and unraveling the answers too


Scheme ABXAX XAXBX XXXA
Poetic Form
Metre 111011111 011111111 11101111 111011111 1111001111111 111010111111 1101111 110010111000111110 0111011111011 011111011101001111 111101011 011110010 1111111111 11101001000101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 633
Words 148
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 4
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 159
Words per stanza (avg) 45

About this poem

This poem is a deep reflection about how people look up to us for answers we do not have and an honest reflection, that we do not have the answer.

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Written on June 09, 2022

Submitted by dejer69 on June 09, 2022

Modified on April 26, 2023

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ADEYEMI AYODEJI MICHEAL

I am a man, an African, A Nigerian. A married man with 2 beautiful kids and an Information communication and security expert. My day job is managing two companies in Lagos, Nigeria more…

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