Analysis of The Fight
A secret mental struggle,
Against anxiety and despair.
An internal war raging out of control,
Those around us unaware.
We hug a friend in need,
When it is us, that is craving an embrace.
We tell those around us everything is okay,
While feeling tears, streaming down our face.
We want to rise above,
That which is holding us down.
We search for shreds of strength,
When there are none to be found.
Faint echos of inspiration,
In the vacuum of the quiet.
Distant and shimmering possibilities,
In the pitch black of the night.
Small pieces with little value,
Gathered in mass become a thing.
They create a flicker of hope,
Reigniting the ability to dream.
Slowly reaching out,
To each dark corner inside.
The light is becoming brighter,
Giving darkness nowhere else to hide.
It is a fight against hopelessness,
Darkness and depression cannot rule our lives.
Arm yourselves with hope, prayer, and love,
And be ready to fight when the enemy arrives.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB CXXX XXXX XXXX XDXD XXCX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (43%) |
Metre | 0101010 010100001 10101101101 101101 110101 11111110101 1110111011 1101101101 111101 1111011 111111 1111111 1101010 00101010 1001000100 0011101 11011010 10010101 10101011 00100010011 10101 1111001 01101010 10101111 110101100 100010101101 10111101 0110111010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 951 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
This was an attempt at describing what is happening inside a person that is fighting depression.
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