I Must Write
Raheem Muhammad 1964 (Alabama)
It swells up inside,
Not hurting, but like pressure,
Expanding to somewhat wide,
Bursting out of me, never lesser.
It takes me, yet it doesn’t control,
Let’s me know that it’s there—
Really wanting me to take hold,
While showing me that it cares.
It breathes, and it feels,
Encompassing and eclipsing mine—
Guiding me as it heals,
Riding me, until it’s my time.
Sometimes I’m its possession,
But only if I decide.
Mastering it is my ultimate lesson,
For the time when I ride.
Sometimes inspired in the day,
Mostly during the dark night,
Just to show you the true way,
I have to, I must write.
About this poem
This poem is suppose to be spiritually alive. It tends to possess the person in a way as to fully engross him, until he, learns the way on his own.
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Written on October 19, 1991
Submitted by TheArkProject on June 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCDEFGHGIJAJAKLKL |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 606 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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