Analysis of A Tangled Web
The words have been famously spoken
Left me broken, my interior not open
What a tangled web we often weave
When we conspire to only deceive
Myself is who I most misguide
Within the myths of an uncaring pride
I was still thankful in my thinking
Armored heavily in my shame in drinking
Curled in the corner like a small child
A tortured soul heavily reviled
Years of coldness finally warmed my heart
Arriving ever since my harmful start
Such an unimpressive pedigree
Covered with vast emotional debris
Something at some point had to change
Lingering in the familiar now seemed strange
Hiding in an unstable state of mind
Gazing wantingly at fate from behind
What I needed was a mental revolution
With purpose, not accidental retribution
So I sought God, rather he sought me
I began to listen, heard what He taught me
Watched the vision of truth unfold
Saw the wisdom in the words He told
Still I gazed at the world with rough eyes
My desire to love no longer disguised
The journey itself continues
My faith still leaves the tiniest of clues
As I march toward the golden gate
God help me realize my emboldened fate
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIAAGGJJKLMMNN |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 011110010 111010100110 101011101 1101011001 1111101 0101110101 111100110 10100011010 100101011 010110001 1110100111 0101011101 11010100 1011010001 10111111 10000010111 1001010111 10111101 11101010010 1101010010 111110111 10111011111 10101101 101000111 111101111 10101111001 01001010 1111010011 111010101 1111010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,117 |
Words | 206 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 30 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 908 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 200 |
About this poem
This poem has bits of darkness but is ultimately about finding hope in positive change and finding change in spiritual growth.
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