Analysis of At Last

Kenneth R. Jenkins 1961 (Augusta, GA)



To Mary J. Blige

Sister, you're gone through hell and back,
We know from what we heard but you know the facts
Of the drama playing like a daytime serial on TV
Or like a bad card being dealt dishonestly.
The bad breaks you've gone through and making bad press
And suddenly trying to get from under such mess.
"No More Drama" is your new theme song
And those around you who did you wrong
Are no longer parts of that "Young and Restless" life of hell
Or sometimes "Bold and Beautiful" days that just say, "oh well!"
The drama is finally gone
It's time to turn off the sad pitiful song
And start living again for once in your life my friend
Break away from the sadness and let it finally end
For this is your life
Now live it!!!!
April, 2004


Scheme X XXAABBCCDDXCEEXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 10111101 11111111101 10101010110111 110111010100 01111101011 0100101111011 111011111 010111111 11101111010111 10110100111111 01011001 11111011001 0110011101111 10110100111001 11111 111 10
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 760
Words 148
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 17
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 302
Words per stanza (avg) 72
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Kenneth R. Jenkins

Freelance writer, poet, podcast host/producer, minister,devoted husband living in Savannah, GA. Author of three books of poetry. more…

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