Analysis of Lost
I been a man lost in my ways,
Going round and round, stuck in one place.
Never knowing which way is up or which way is down,
I been tossed by the wind I can't seem to find the ground.
I done to much to go back the way I came,
Someone please, tell me... how do I get past this shame.
This shame grows and grows till it's nothing but anger and pain.
Which in turn produces nothing but hatred and rage.
The hate makes me blind, the pain makes me go numb.
The shame speaks in a loud voice;
YOU'RE WORTHLESS, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW LOVE, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HAPPINESS, PEACE, FORGET IT, IT'S JUST A DREAM!
Each word is a blow to my heart,
every word brings me to my knees.
Down on my knees I'm screaming,
"WHAT'S THE POINT," screaming,"WHY?"
It's there on my knees I hear a whisper, "I love you son, don't cry", the whisper gets louder saying," take my hand son and I'll show you that the shame is a lie".
The loud voice of shame gets quieter and quieter knowing it's lost.
The hand reaching out to me is pierced with holes, that's when I begin to understand the cost.
He speaks and says," your shame, your guilt, I willingly take to the cross."
I grasp the hand tightly and cry out,"NO PLEASE, I HAVEN'T EARNED PEACE, I DON'T DESERVE YOUR LOVE!"
He speaks softly from the cross,
"you're right this gift of grace comes from the Father above, take my hand and get off your knees and start living, know that I came to the cross cause you are cherished, your adored, I came so you can be forgiven."
With tears of joy in my eyes and peace in my soul, I say softly," from the bottom of my heart Lord, I'm yours and I'll never let go."
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011011 101011011 1010111111111 1111011111101 11111110111 11111111111 11101111011001 1010101011001 01111011111 0110011 11011011110110010111101 11101111 100111111 1111110 1011 11111110101111110101101011110111101101 01111110001001011 011011111111110110101 1101111111001101 110110011111011110111 1110101 1111111101001111011110110111110111110101111111010 11110110101111101010111111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,676 |
Words | 332 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 56 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,278 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 316 |
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Submitted on February 18, 2021
Modified on March 30, 2023
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