Analysis of I know you had to go (But Momma I miss you so)
Jason Marriner 1980 (Pensacola)
Not a day goes by that I'm not reminded of you
Though it's been years
There's nothing I wouldn't give, nothing I wouldn't do
To wake up one day and find you still here
(But I know)
You're not hurting anymore
(I know)
You're in a better place
(in my heart your love still flows)
But I just want to go back to before
(You had to go)
To a time when I could see that smile upon your face
(Momma I miss you so)
I wish you were still within arms reach or a phone call away
Just waiting for another reason to hug me
To make up another reason for me to stay
Just a little bit longer, just because you love me
You're not hurting anymore
(I know)
You're in a better place
(in my heart your love still flows)
But I just want to go back to before
(You had to go)
To a time when I could see that smile upon your face
(Momma I miss you so)
I've spent my life hoping I made you proud of me
Even when I was ignoring you
I never doubted you loved me
And I regret everything I put you through
I wish I had more time, one more day, one more second chance
Just to say, I apologize in every way
For not being a better son, for every circumstance
I know
In my heart I still feel your love flow
And I know you had to go
But Momma I miss you so
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011111101011 1111 1101101101101 1111101111 111 111001 11 100101 0111111 1111111101 1111 1011111110111 101111 111010111101101 110101010111 111010101111 1010110101111 111001 11 100101 0111111 1111111101 1111 1011111110111 101111 111110111111 101110101 11010111 0101101111 11111111111101 111101001001 11100101110010 11 011111111 0111111 1101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,236 |
Words | 274 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 8, 4, 8, 7, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Written on July 13, 2022
Submitted by Daleisnmyhardt3 on July 13, 2022
Modified on March 28, 2023
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