Analysis of I Was Alone



I walk down the street and no one notices me.
In my house, no one calls
All my friends and family are now all gone.
I feel alone and lonely.

Then, I remember words heard so long ago,
"The Kingdom of God is within."
So, I look within and I find my help, hope,
and new happiness -- the answer to loneliness.

I find joy when I reach out to others.
I find happiness when I give a bit of
happiness to someone else.
It is in giving that we find joy and strength.

Then, we are no longer alone.


Scheme AXXA XXXX XXXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 111010111001 011111 11101001111 1101010 11010111101 01011101 11101011111 011000101100 1111111110 11100111011 100111 11010111101 11111001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 492
Words 114
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

When we get old, we become invisible. And, many times, we have lost our family and friends. Life becomes a lonely endeavor. Of course, this can happen at any age. This poem addresses the feeling of being alone all the time.

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Written on October 21, 2023

Submitted by skhutch on January 01, 2024

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Susanna Hutcheson

Former newspaper publisher, editor and reporter. Published freelance magazine writer since 1967. Copywriter. Retired to write poetry. more…

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