Analysis of Grant Me The Serenity



Grant Me The Serenity

Life, is it really worth living for ?
 I did not know until God opened the door

And there he was in the shape of a big, bright, spiritual light;
 He said, Son, believeth in me and everything shall be alright

So every morning I get down on my knees and pray;
 God, please let me have another clean and sober day

Though I often have thoughts of suicide
 And tell the Lord: oh, how hard I've tried

Then I asked him for a way out of this bind;
 With a silent voice, he answered: my son, one day at a time

Before I called upon him I had one foot in the grave
 but like he told me, believeth in him an thou shalt be saved

When my mind and nerves become idle
 I become secluded and read the bible

So now I am saved and will always wear his sign
 And will never forget the blessing he placed in mind

Now that I've found myself and my goal
 With dignity and pride I can shout out, no !

No one wants to be a drug or suicidal fanatic;
 So remember, that's life through the eye's of an addict


Scheme X AA BB CC DD EX XX FF XE XX XX
Poetic Form
Metre 1100100 111101101 11110111001 0111001101110001 111101010111 11001011111101 1111101010101 111011110 010111111 11111011111 101011101111101 01110111111001 1111110111111 111010110 10101001010 11111011111 0110010101101 11111011 11000111111 11111011010010 1010111011101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,011
Words 206
Sentences 3
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted by hitalot on June 19, 2017

Modified on March 14, 2023

1:01 min read
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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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