Analysis of FORGIVE YOURSELF
mad hippie poet 1974 (new jersey)
Forgive me, holy powers, for I know and do not know. If and when I sinned, my prayers were sent but never answered. I guess they got lost in the winter wind. I forgive and forget, but I still greatly regret needing to speak to one of you. I am strong but need to rest, for I'm getting weak.
I am tired of letting their hammer for no pennies on the dollar when they make all the riches and give me no gold. I am forgiving myself to save my old soul. I write these words knowing I may be wrong, but I might be right again.
I am forgiving myself, so I do not need your god, I do not need your satan, for everything is no longer a temptation, for I know I can not always get what I want, but I will always say namaste.
I am forgiving myself. No longer am I on the edge wanting to jump. No longer do I cry, but my eyes are not dry i have my glass of water to drink and food for thought, no longer to a myself a stranger to myself waiting for my shadow to get caught.
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Metre | 01110101110111101111101110101111100101101001111100110111111111111111101 1110110110111010101111010011111101011111111111011111111101 110101111111111111101101110001011111111111111111 11010111011101101111011111111111111101101111101010101110111111 |
Characters | 964 |
Words | 207 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 184 |
Words per line (avg) | 50 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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