Analysis of Darkness



Not one light shining inside,
My body moving slow.
Thick, sticky sludge outside,
My way out, I’d like to know.

Fighting, I try to stand,
I’m so tired of this battle.
My limbs, the consistency of sand,
As my identity begins to rattle.

Day by day I feel shame,
It’s only me to blame.
Giving in to the intense pain,
I plead for help in Gods Name.

As the cloak of the Divine starts to cover,
I attempt one foot in front of the other.
Stepping in to the light,
I can finally start to see what’s right.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EEXE FFGG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 1111001 110101 110111 1111111 101111 11101110 110010011 11010001110 111111 110111 10010011 1111011 10110011110 10111011010 100101 1110011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 517
Words 118
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

This poem touches on the darkness of depression. And divine inspiration to attempt to get through it.

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Written on February 17, 2018

Submitted by Djobyler on January 25, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Dana Jo

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