Analysis of The Story of Amen
Dead inside here for 20-something years
For being an unbeliever
Waiting for a call
Struggling for direction
Searching my strange aliases
Digging into my ancient feelings
God is older
But god is not helping me
I’m all alone down here
Amen
On the ledge of my pillow
Suicidal thoughts
About Being Old
Past my prime
Breaking a chain
About being bold
daring to find you
My savior
Amen
Chained by my own promises
Falling from my grace
Losing my crown of thorns
Floating to the top
Amongst the living
To a nameless land
Where you live
Up above where god exists
As they say
Because he doesn’t hear me here
Maybe up there?
I believe
Amen
I get closer to the center of gravity
I hear a laughter
I see a smile
I feel loneliness
I see the light
blending eyes
assimilates into my world
Leading me
I’m listening
Is it an illusion?
But why care?
I answer
Amen
I heard you
Calling underneath your breath
Shadows have been waiting
For your heart not to be taken
But for mine to be given
A sacrifice
For one more day
I can hear the call
I answer
Amen
I breathe red oxygen.
I confessed the dirt I bred
I redeemed life absolute
I broke the cast
It’s time to go
Deactivate the pause
I’m semi-free
Amen
I’m waiting
But you’re far away
I’m waiting anyway
I heard the shadows steps
I heard my name being called
for a scapegoat
I’m answering
Amen
Will we cross paths again?
See eye to eye?
For a moment to recognize
This broken man in a tomb
Or brush me off?
Omens breaking my thoughts.
I’ll never betray
This is the moment
Amen
I hear footsteps
The edge of the door swinging
Feeling a shadow of warmth
Receiving a vibe
The lights dimmer
Silence engulfed the room
Holding words captive
Trapped my breath
A flicker of flame is ignited
I’m alive
Amen
No matter what it may bring
Fame or shame
I broke the chain
Not to be afraid
Dropping my cloak of fear
So speak your mind
I’m at a crossroads
Amen
However I may be judged
At last, I believe
I will be set free
To live or die
I’ll vindicate myself
I’ll breathe
I accept what’s pronounced
wholeheartedly with an
Amen
God is alive, and here
But he’s too Late
So
Amen to you (Elsee)
Amen
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Metre | 10111101 11011 10101 1001010 10111000 100111010 1110 1111101 110111 01 1011110 0101 01101 111 1001 01101 10111 110 01 1111100 10111 101111 10101 01010 10101 111 1011101 111 0111111 1011 101 01 111010101100 11010 1101 11100 1101 101 10111 101 1100 111010 111 110 01 111 100111 11110 11111110 1111110 010 1111 11101 110 01 111100 1010111 101110 1101 1111 1001 1101 01 110 11101 11010 11011 1111101 101 1100 01 111101 1111 1010110 1101001 1111 101011 11001 11010 01 111 0110110 100111 01001 0110 100101 10110 111 010111010 101 01 1101111 111 1101 11101 101111 1111 1101 01 101111 11101 11111 1111 11001 11 101001 100011 01 110101 1111 1 01111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 2,235 |
Words | 501 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 9, 13, 13, 10, 8, 8, 9, 11, 8, 9, 5 |
Lines Amount | 113 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
About this poem
a journey from the bottom to find my muse, elsee, finding comfort and connection in a strange world after years of waiting.
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