Analysis of Why Mama
Why Mama
I was not there when he did it
And although I understand why you hid it
I know you tried but couldn’t rid it
Why Mama
He was a brute I know
Removed and destroyed your glow
He ravaged like a devil pro
Why Mama
Why am I asked to pay
Why am I part of this fray
Why was I cast away
Mama let us pray pray pray
Your reason to love he stole
Destroyed your yearning and goal
In this I played no role
Why Mama
Why do I have to suffer
Why do you continue to suffer
Why is my life rougher
Why Mama
Mama tell me the truth
Let me relive my youth
Help me Save me soothe
My dying soul
You abandoned me with a lie
Prayed for me to die
We are victims you and I
Why Mama
Why Mama.
| Scheme | AbbbAcccAddddeeeAfffAggheiiiAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (27%) |
| Metre | 110 11111111 011011111 11111111 110 110111 0100111 11010101 110 111111 1111111 111101 1011111 1101111 0111001 011111 110 1111110 111010110 111110 110 101101 110111 11111 1101 10101101 11111 1110101 110 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 681 |
| Words | 150 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 30 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 522 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 148 |
About this poem
This poem was inspired by my friend who found out when she reached adulthood that the person she grew to know as mother wasn't really her mother.
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Written on September 09, 2012
Submitted by alfomega32 on February 01, 2023
Modified on March 30, 2023
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