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 |
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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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