Analysis of Hope Lost
May I walk with You for a while?
I am weary- tired of the fight
May we talk?
Of deeds and actions that no longer seem right
At an early age Your gifts manifest
My strength- intellect – curiosity propelled me forward
No dream seemed too large-too daunting
My future seemed unchallenged -assured
My ideas- my dreams I gave willingly
The celebration- the recognition seemed so real
I can still hear the congratulations
It echoes in me still
But time has passed
My years are apparent
A brown mantle now peppered with gray
Skin now wrinkled shows age transparent
Somehow those gifts You gave
Your gifts- so precious- no longer burn
Yet nothing You have given
Have You taken in return
What happened to the creativity?
To the optimism- to the sheer abilities
That had always been there
Replaced by a hollow cavity now filled with insecurities
He stopped and spoke - "my beloved- my champion
I sent you into the fray with what was required
You left my side with the spark
That would have become a blaze that inspired
I watched- I cried as you grew
Instead of the flame-your soul-growing in time
You allowed it to be consumed
That which was beautiful was cast before the swine
Now you stand before me- a shell
Nothing of what could have been
My heart- like yours feels violated
By a thief in the night perpetuating the greatest of sins"
Scheme | XAXA XBXX CXXX XDXD XEFE CGXG FBXB XXXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (56%) |
Metre | 11111101 111010101 111 11010111011 111011110 1110010001110 11111110 110101001 10101111100 00100010111 111100010 110011 1111 111010 011011011 111011010 11111 111101101 1101110 1110001 110100100 101001010100 11111 110101001110100 11011011100 1110101111010 1111101 11101011010 1111111 01101111001 10111101 111100110101 11101101 1011111 111111000 101001010001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,322 |
Words | 240 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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