Analysis of This Is My Prayer For Myself
Yoalah Brinson 1994 (Dimona)
Please know that I pray for me
I pray negative people get held at a distance
I pray God will come to my deference in an instant
I pray I never get defensive when my name is mentioned
It’s better for me to turn away than the living tension
but listen to God
I pray I live life intentionally
And when I'm down God is my friend in my need
I serve God before I serve myself
I pray I live for more than the pursuit of wealth
I pray I look vertical and keep my eyes off the horizon
I pray I live through God ocean of grace and I float in
I pray I worship God and not the church
I pray I keep my head held high and I walk in my worth
I won't ever let anyone tell me that I were made for less
I pray I give and get blessed
and I pray I spend my life looking forward and not back
I pray I never forget where I came from no matter where I'm at
I pray my days are long and my nights are calm
I pray my body stays strong and I live to fight on
I pray I find something to believe In and my legacy lives on
I pray that God is my reason and my soul trails on
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111 1110010111010 11111111000110 111101010111110 110111101101010 11011 1111101000 01111111011 11101111 111111100111 1111100011110010 11111110110110 1111010101 11111111011011 111011011110111 1111011 01111111010011 11110011111110111 11111101111 1111011011111 11111010100110011 1111111001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 1,059 |
| Words | 244 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 22 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 810 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 230 |
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Written on October 26, 2023
Submitted on April 14, 2024
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