Analysis of My Life
My life was interrupted,
It was changed so quick,
The thought of it all,
It just makes me sick.
It felt like my heart was cut out with a knife,
I had my beautiful babies,
They were my life.
Now it's the simple things I am forced to miss,
No more going to the park,
or a good night's kiss,
No more playing tag,
or tying shoe laces,
Instead of all that,
all I have is the memory of their beautiful faces.
In an instant I was changed,
And now I will never be the same,
So please don't take your children for granted,
life is not a game.
Birthdays, Christmas, and Mother's Day too,
I sit, and I cry,
There's nothing else I can do.
I have lived a hell of a life,
Just to stay alive was an everyday fight,
I was even too scared to sleep at night,
I have been pushed, punched, stomped, and even shot,
Now tears in my eyes, a broken heart, and a bullet in my jaw is all i have got.
He calls himself their Daddy,
but he never tried to teach them right from wrong,
All while I am dreaming of tucking them in,
and singing them a song.
To be able to see them, touch them,
hold them, love them,,
I'm praying it won't be too late.
Dedicated to Madison, Thomas, and Madilynn Brown,
Mommy loves you, and I'll be waiting,
no matter how long it may take.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010 11111 01111 11111 11111111101 11110010 1011 11010111111 1110101 10111 11101 110110 01111 111101001110010 0110111 011110101 1111110110 11101 11001011 11011 1101111 11101101 11101111011 1110111111 1111110101 110110101001001111111 1101110 11101111111 11111011010 010101 111011111 1111 11011111 1000110010011 101101110 11011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,239 |
Words | 283 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 36 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 931 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 248 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem, because I was going through a very difficult, and painful time in my life, when i lost my three children to Child Protective Services after i was shot in the face by my children's dad.
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Written on December 08, 2023
Submitted by westrussellashley on December 08, 2023
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