Analysis of Deep, Dark Water



Miles beneath the ocean live unGodly
species of the aqua extaordinary.
They live and breathe in a space not
meant for man to exist.

As you descend the leagues
the pressure exponentially increases.
Unprotected, our heads implode and
our blood refuses to run its course.

It is a resting ground for underwater
graves constructed by tragedy.
It is a terror-deep the likes of which
light itself is afraid.

At times I feel drawn to its black magic
but only with cautious curiosity.
In the deep, dark water, God has roped off
a space for us to leave be.

The only time I spend there is in the
worst of dreams, hoping to buoy.
In the best of dreams, I ascend
to the air in awakened baptism.


Scheme ABXX XXXX BAXX XAXA XAXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 1010101010 1010101 11010011 111101 110101 0100100010 010101010 1010101111 1101011100 10101100 1101010111 101101 1111111110 1101100100 0011101111 0111111 0101111100 11110110 00111101 1010010100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 662
Words 126
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 108
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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