Analysis of I met a man backslidden…
I used to have His Glory
Feeling His warmth
Touch, whispers.
But the one unanswered prayer
Repeated oftentimes.
One stinging disappointment
Stole it all.
Darkened the mornings.
Made the words of Gospel friends
Seem shallow, feigned
Out of date.
Not worth my time.
MY TIME…
It’s getting shorter.
The sands in the glass
Descending, dwindling.
Things now are all finite, grasping.
Desperation has morphed.
Into dullness, beyond even doubting
To a thing like dry changeless
DESERT.
With lizards, jackals, rats
Of the night.
Where gone the
INFINITE.
The wonderfully possible?
The faith once
Compelling my Heart?
I do not even long for
Restoration.
This is what the chapter
In Hebrews must have meant. (6:1-8)
A lostness beyond reversal?
Good Lord!
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| Metre | 1111110 1011 110 101101 01010 110010 111 10010 1011101 1101 111 1111 11 11010 01001 010100 1111110 01011 0110011010 101111 10 11011 101 110 100 01000100 011 01011 1111011 010 111010 01111 0101010 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 754 |
| Words | 146 |
| Sentences | 19 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13, 10, 9, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 34 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
The poet here is recalling another person drawn out of the imagination with empathy. A scary prospect of falling out Grace. Where is that line drawn with rebellion or intellectualism or pride. I don’t know.
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Written on April 28, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 28, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on April 28, 2023
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