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
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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Written on March 06, 1986

Submitted by Goldenlady8136 on April 07, 2023

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