Guilt
Each day I push the stone
Each day I tread the waves
Each day I carve the marble
but when
when will I see peace—the long-craved result of all this guiltful carving?
when will I breathe feely, free of tons of tons pushing and pulling on me from every side?
when will the stone break over the mountain and bring rest?
when will forgetfulness step out from the block and free me from my bonds by saying,
"enough tears, I've come to end your suffering"?
About this poem
This poem is based on the Greek tale of Sisyphus
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Written on 2020
Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX AXX AA |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 454 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 2 |
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