Analysis of Overcoming the woe
He had wandered for hours, alone and confused,
Yet all-the-while consciously there.
Each theory of "Why all this mental abuse?"
All considered and handled with care.
The first being rumors from others that spread,
with motives to tarnish and stain.
But, concluded that nobody wanted him dead;
They just mostly all deemed him "Insane".
The second was twisted yet seemingly true;
To be guilty of many atrocities.
But saw no real proof and felt morally good too,
So he shot it away with velocity.
The third was ideally the best, but not last,
For there were more and more daily to gather.
A strong need to fully let go of the past,
And learn about "mind over matter".
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DXDX EFEF |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 111011001001 11011001 11011111001 101001011 01101011011 11011001 1010111011 111011101 01011011001 11101100100 111110110011 11110110100 01101001111 11010110110 01111011101 010111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 669 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
An original poem inspired by a moment in time where I was looking for a person's house in the middle of the night and could not find it. I had walked miles and miles and turned back home. I was diagnosed with Bipolar-Schizophrenia at age 18 and have cycled through theories and delusions quite a bit. I was intending to offer a message about mental health awareness and overcoming the ruminating thoughts and feelings of existential dread. Finished on August 11th, 2022.
Written on August 11, 2022
Submitted by IntoIntuition on August 11, 2022
Modified on March 24, 2023
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