Analysis of The Weary Inheritance



In the tangled thicket
Of family trees,
My weary heart
Sings an ache,
I'm now a father,
A son of sorrows,
Where blessings often
Hide beneath curses.

Generations past,
Their faint echoes linger,
Rustling through bloodlines,
Clinging like weeds,
And I, their heir,
Ear their weight,
Burdened by the yoke
Of ancestral strife.


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Poetic Form
Metre 001010 11001 1101 111 11010 01110 11010 10110 0101 111010 1011 1011 0111 111 10101 10101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 331
Words 69
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 128
Words per stanza (avg) 27

About this poem

This poem reflects on the struggles and desires of fatherhood, specifically the longing to overcome and break the patterns of generational curses.

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Written on June 30, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 30, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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