Analysis of Sobriety
Another late night draws to a close for a delinquent
Rebel, confronted by the rumors of a pregnant dawn
That gilds the eastern sky, while a languid moon hovers
Above the lazy river and the looming palisades beyond
Cool dew sweet air chills sleepless skin, aching feet fall
Are trudged and stumbled through a kingdom of birdsong,
While his own voice was sunken into a clutch of pitiful, sad,
Hoarse, wasted groanings, mired in regret and remorse.
Enlightenment crashes against this reckless, misguided youth,
Patiently waiting to break in and for him to finally shrug away
The weight of so many meaningless slogs, spent, in the troughs
Of desperate abandon, until reckoning to abandon desperation.
Like a chanted mantra, “There is a light that never goes out,”
Echoes across the years, summoning him from his darkness,
Encouraging him to bask in hopeful serenity, embracing sobriety,
Grateful as night fades away and for every blessing that follows.
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Metre | 01011110110010 10010101010101 1101011010110 010101000100101 111111011011 11010101011 1111110010111001 11011001001 010010011100101 100101100111100101 01111010011001 110010011001010010 101010110111011 10010110011110 010011101001000100100 10111010110010110 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 962 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 48 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
About this poem
About beginning to see the light.
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