Analysis of Living by the past

Clinton Matemba 2002 (Lilongwe)



 
LIVING BY THE PAST

She is the cheated sheep
The being whose skips a beat
Its beyond reasoning surface
Her conscience desires a move on  
But denial knocks with force

The lamb landed innocently
Calling for affection depth
She gave it a warm welcoming
Little did she know that
It was the devil in human coat

She isn’t the one to censure
As the locals utter
“chidamuluma chakuda”
Her body is willing for retouch
But her spirit pulls her aside

It never left completely
Some threads of the story
Got stuck at the back of the head
Right inside the memory pack

They came and go
Honest creatures carrying love
When she tries to dives
Thy past knocks her memories

So don’t point her selfish
Nor hate her heavy thinking
It’s the earlier deceit
That holds her wish to step
She still lives with the past


Scheme A XBXXX CXDXX EEAFX CCXX XXXX FDBXA
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 110101 0101101 10110010 010010011 1010111 01101000 1010101 11101100 101111 110100101 1101110 101010 11 01011011 10101001 1101010 111010 11101101 10101001 1101 10101001 11111 1110100 111010 1101010 1010001 110111 111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 836
Words 179
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

It is a poem that talks about how people got stuck by heartbreaks of the last and fails to move on with it

Font size:
 

Written on July 28, 2022

Submitted by Clintonmatemba on July 29, 2022

Modified on March 30, 2023

53 sec read
60

Clinton Matemba

Clinton matemba 20 year old poet from Malawi Adventist university and he has 3 books attached to his name more…

All Clinton Matemba poems | Clinton Matemba Books

2 fans

Discuss this Clinton Matemba poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Living by the past" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/132725/living-by-the-past>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    22
    days
    19
    hours
    35
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A poem consisting of 14 lines, typically with a specific rhyme scheme, is called a _______.
    A haiku
    B sonnet
    C limerick
    D epic