Analysis of Prisoner of Blue
Prisoner of Blue
A Poem By Beverly J. Parker
Blue is the color when I’m feeling down
Blue is the secret of my deep, dark frown
Blue is the storm that rages inside
I want to run but there’s no place to hide
I yearn to live yet, slowly I die
I want to laugh yet, instead I cry
Living an existence of darkness and doom
How do I begin to shake this gloom?
Been lied to and hurt and yes, even battered
What once was a good life is now all shattered
All that’s left are the colors of blue
Left over from the changes you took me through
Why must I be a prisoner of blue
I’m gonna calm the storm that rages inside
I’m gonna heal my wounds and restore my pride
I’m gonna shake these blues tho it’ll take a while
I’m gonna take this frown and make it a smile
Now that you’re gone I know just what to do
No longer am I a prisoner of the colors of blue
Scheme | AX BBCCDD EEFFAA ACCGGA A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10011 0101100110 1101011101 1101011111 110111001 1111111111 111111011 111110111 10101011001 111011111 11101011010 11101111110 111101011 11010101111 1111010011 11010111001 11011100111 11011111101 11011101101 1111111111 110110100101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 869 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 6, 6, 1 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
About this poem
This poem was written at a low point in my life when nothing seemed to be going right! And my love life was declining.
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