Analysis of I AM
I am a paradox,
an absolute contradiction.
Peace man!
Or... whoever you are?
Relax - and share my star.
I am woman:
a warrior through and through,
I won't bite,
I only fight for Cause,
called you, and you and you.
I do not harm.
Heaven knows what I'll do tomorrow!
I'm here now,
then gone with the wind.
I belong to all lands,
for I was born in the Sun.
I carry my thoughts with care,
I am not me, but we.
For all... I sing!
Our song is to know the heart,
don't need no Shaman's bones to speak, I have a mind
which feels your wound: for it is mine.
I am time, to be a while to care:
I am not cost.
...my leaves grow on the vine of truth,
I give you one
to eat
and feed the hunger of your soul.
I am strength.
Go now!
For I must weep
to leave you free...
where I must carry on,
as paradox.
©® Irrira Rikki
Scheme | ABXCCBDXXDXXEFXBGHXXFXGXXBXXXEXHXA H |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (37%) |
Metre | 11010 110010 11 101011 010111 1110 0100101 111 110111 110101 1111 10111101 111 11101 101111 1111001 1101111 111111 1111 10111101 11111111101 11111111 111110111 1111 11110111 1111 11 01010111 111 11 1111 1111 111101 110 110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 828 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 34, 1 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 291 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 85 |
About this poem
Describe yourself.
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Written on December 03, 2010
Submitted by Irrira on February 11, 2023
Modified on April 03, 2023
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