Analysis of Nietzsche, Bukowski, Or Ginsberg
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
It washes away
My affliction and sadness.
The darkness I hold
Joins with me
Through each moment
Like a heavy cross.
No one knows
The plagues I face.
Ive tried talking about it.
She won't listen.
The raindrops
Mask my tears
As the thunder
Cloaks my screams.
Finally,
The deluge I deserve
Falls hard tonight.
I am where I belong
Forever alone,
Lost
In my own thoughts.
I thought I found a love
To chase away the night.
But like the sun
The affection,
It slipped through my fingers.
I am left in the storm
With my strain and despair.
The rain,
Is the only sound I trust.
I will stay
Lost in my darkness
Letting the rain
Do all the talking.
In this place of refuge
I will seek solace
From the likes of
Nietzsche,
Bukowski,
Or Ginsberg.
With the rain
As my only companion,
I'll endure,
Until the end of my dance.
I am glad
It's raining tonight.
It's the only thing left
To lave away
My dejection and regret.
I'll stay in the darkness,
Where no one can see me
In the rain.
Scheme | ABXCXX XXXDXXXX CXEXXXX FEDDXXX GXABGX XBFCCX GDXX XEXAXBCG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001 1010010 01011 111 1110 10101 111 0111 1110011 1110 01 111 1010 111 100 010101 1101 111101 01001 1 0111 111101 110101 1101 0010 111110 111001 111001 01 1010111 111 10110 1001 11010 011110 11110 1011 10 010 110 101 1110010 101 0101111 111 11001 101011 1101 11001 110010 111111 001 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 990 |
Words | 226 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 4, 8 |
Lines Amount | 52 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
This poem was inspired by the Charlie Chaplin quote: "I love walking in the rain because nobody can see my tears."
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