Analysis of I'm Broke

Jerome Tshegofatso Maakamela 2002 (Phalaborwa Namakgale)



Oh! I'm broke, I'm not dope
This is not a joke
It feels like a stroke
I am always feeling dizzy
I have no time to be busy
I don't know why this is happening to me
There's no one to choose me
They're not scared to lose me

They think I'm stingy
Being broke is not funny
Everyone needs money
I'm not in a good condition
I have no connection
It feels like a destruction
I need a solution
I need to overcome this situation

I'm not heartless, yes it's not right
I'm in darkness, yes I need light
This is getting worse, since Twenty-Twenty
My pockets are always empty
I'm different from many
God, help me through this journey
Oh! I'm carrying a heavy load
I'm always feeling cold

I don't even have the money to pay rent
I'm just living without a cent
I know this is so strange
I wish one-day things can change
I also need to have a better home
God lead me to a comfort zone
Oh lord, check my banks
Later on, I'll say thanks.


Scheme XAABBBBB BBBCCCCC DDBBBBXX EEFFXXGG
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 11101 11101 1111010 11111110 11111110011 111111 111111 11110 1011110 10110 11001010 111010 1110010 110010 111101010 11101111 10101111 1110111010 1101110 1100110 1111110 111000101 11101 11101010111 11100101 111111 1111111 1101110101 11110101 11111 101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 920
Words 186
Sentences 3
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 177
Words per stanza (avg) 46

About this poem

It explains how tight my finances are and how hard it is to live Without money.

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Written on June 20, 2023

Submitted by Jerome_Tshegofatso on June 23, 2023

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Jerome Tshegofatso Maakamela

My name is Jerome Tshegofatso Maakamela. A 21 year old poet from Phalaborwa Namakgale in Limpopo who studied history.My first poems was published at fundza literacy trust and i love to write about what we're experiencing in life and touch people's feelings. more…

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