Analysis of Gas Lines
KONA 2000 (Monrovia)
Earthquakes in my body run like gas lines across a nation
That nation is Me
Broken…
Corrupted,
With bloodstains dripping down the tapestry of my history
I’ve buried my soul in bomb holes
Each one deeper than the regrets I curse myself for
Day after day…
And night after night…
I marvel at my success
Success at being Me
I do it so well it’s nauseating
The way I preen myself and then whip myself
While my fingers trace old scars and eyes gaze at new Ones still rosy and broken
Yet I keep waiting…
For growth?
For healing?
As if patience is the key to not boxing one’s self
As if one day I will wake with the morning and compare My beauty to that of the sunrise’s
| Scheme | ABACBDEFGHBIJAIKIJD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110111101010 11011 10 010 11101010011100 11011011 111010011111 1101 01101 1101101 011101 111111100 011110111 1110111011111110010 11110 11 110 1110101111011 1111111101000111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 684 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 19 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 523 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 129 |
About this poem
This poem is about battling with self worth and accepting who you are despite the challenges that may stand in the way.
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Written on September 15, 2021
Submitted on November 22, 2021
Modified on April 05, 2023
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