Analysis of lost



I stumble upon my mistakes
like a thief in the night

blindly
without a clue

episodes that repeat
as often as the rain

I am lost
somewhere
within a million raindrops

I exist
but to die
my footprint visible
only in death

I am
the progeny
of a thousand sons
borne
of a thousand daughters
darkened
of the earth

I am
alpha and omega
pharos to the pharaohs

I am lost
yet
I am found

desecrated
and despised
spit upon
and scorned

I am
a constant reminder
of that
which you are not

I am
king of kings

I am black

and I
am lost


Scheme xx ax xx Bxx xcxx Daxxxxx Dxx Bxx xxxx Dxxx Dx x cb
Poetic Form
Metre 11001101 101001 10 0101 10101 110101 111 1 010101 101 111 11100 1001 11 0100 10101 1 101010 10 101 11 100010 11010 111 1 111 0010 001 101 01 11 010010 11 1111 11 111 111 01 11
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 498
Words 106
Sentences 1
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 1, 2
Lines Amount 39
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 32
Words per stanza (avg) 8
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Submitted on January 10, 2016

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Odonko-ba

I am a moody anti-social introvert. Meaning: I Trust No One. My best friend is myself. My companion ~ my dog. I write because I must. It is my life line. My Beacon in a world cloaked in darkness, steadfast upon destruction, blinded by their own selfish needs...I write because, I must, to maintain my sanity in an otherwise insane world. I might not be the smartest apple to fall from the tree but believe me the resonance of my impact resoundingly reverberates the tree, stirring emotions and messaging egos in quiet retribution. Welcome to my humble sanctum more…

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