Analysis of From Darkness to Glory

Quintan Voigt 1984 (Durban)



The shadows beckon my soul beyond the light of day
the little voices inside my head has always led me astray
from poor choices to broken hearts
towards an empty bed filled with all my shattered parts

I have always wanted to be a knight and a guiding light
but the devil always wanted to make sure that I would certainly lose that fight
but now I have sharpened my swords and I Have put up my shield
and to the darkness again I will never yield

I have learnt to swim in deep waters and to keep my head high
and I have also learned to dust myself off and keep my feet dry
I have seen the gates of heaven and i have seen the gates of hell
I have seen the lords of darkness cast its terrible spell

but on white horses my angels will now ride
and in golden Armour they will continue fighting by my side
because the children of god will always rise up in his glory
this is how I fought addiction and this is my story.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 011011010111 010100111111101 11101101 0111011111101 11110110100101 1010110111111100111 111110110111111 010100111101 111110110011111 011101111101111 1110111001110111 11101110111001 11110110111 0010101101010111 010101111110110 11111010011110
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 925
Words 198
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 45
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 182
Words per stanza (avg) 46

About this poem

I wrote this poem after a hard struggle with addiction and despair , i found god and he lent me his spirit to portray my journey in a poetic form

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Written on September 27, 2022

Submitted by Quintan on September 27, 2022

Modified by Quintan on October 13, 2022

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Quintan Voigt

Quintan voigt is a South African actor with numerous creative works under his belt. Mostly known for his TV work but he is also an aspiring writer. more…

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