Analysis of Quest for Closure
Abhishek Kanoor 1992 (Chennai)
Beneath the deep underbelly of glitter and glam, there lives a city that's stuffed and ribbed
The boy who left when he was 7, came back to see the home where he had hitherto lived
He remembered how he clasped his tiny fingers around his father's thumb
As they bustled through an old market - the souq where for the pigeons, they threw breadcrumbs
The souq was gone, the pigeons had flown far away... where there was a temple now lies a block
...of concrete and glass, courtesy the new found money
In those parks, that they uses to flock
A distant memory, one that he cherished in the palms, green and sunny
Every street told him a story, every building was a page in the book...
Books that remain, nothing but a distant memory
Of the days of their lives....
every corner, every nook
And as he wondered on a day, hot and simmery
"What if I just looked for him among the crowd, just a gentle search ?"
He set off on a quest, to find his long lost father
Through the bustling streets and crowded alleys he wandered
With every face that he passed, he hoped to see a glimmer
Of the man he once knew, his heart filled with a fervor
But as the sun began to set, and the day turned to night
He realized that his search was in vain, and he felt a sharp bite
Of disappointment and sadness, as he accepted the truth
That some things are lost forever, and cannot be found in youth
With a heavy heart he returned, to the city of concrete and glass
But with a newfound appreciation, for the memories of the past
For though they may be gone, and the city may have changed
The memories will always remain, and cannot be rearranged
And so he left the city, with a sense of closure and peace
Knowing that sometimes the search, can bring a sense of release
For though he did not find his father, he found a part of himself
And in that realization, he found the strength to be himself.
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Metre | 010110011001110101101 0111111111101111111 101011111010011101 111111100111010111 0111010111011110101101 1010110001110 011111011 010100111100011010 10011101010010101001 1101101010100 101111 100101001 01110101101 1111111010110101 1111011111110 10100101010110 110011111111010 1011111111010 11010111001111 110111101011011 10100101101001 111110100101101 10101101101010101 11011001010100101 1111110010111 01001101010101 011101010111001 10101011101101 1111111101101101 001101011011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,876 |
Words | 369 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 49 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
About this poem
The poem tells the story of a boy who returns to the city of his childhood, only to find that it has changed significantly. He embarks on a quest to find his long-lost father, but ultimately comes to the realization that some things cannot be found. Along the way, he reflects on his memories of the city and gains a newfound appreciation for the past. The poem explores themes of loss, nostalgia, and the search for closure.
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