Analysis of VULNERABILITY IN MOTHERHOOD



Running away, heart in the freezer,
I know that feeling, that language you speak.
I too resisted, refused to feel,
Until motherhood's touch made it real.

Into the abyss, I took the dive,
To those tender parts where emotions thrive.
Vulnerability, now my proud embrace,
A journey of heart, at its gentle pace.

A child's love, it grips and aches,
Commanding all, whatever it takes.
Every breath, all that I do,
Wrapped in love, forever true.

When it's for her, the world turns faint,
Opinions shrink, as love paints.
I stand strong, love's fierce defender,
My universe transformed by her tender splendor.

Boundaries forged, confronting old pain,
Past traumas faced, like healing rain.
A better self emerges through,
Motherhood's art, breaking and making anew.


Scheme AXBB CCDD EEFF XXAA GGFF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Etheree  (25%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 100110010 1111011011 110100111 0111111 010011101 1110110101 0010011101 0101111101 0111101 01011011 10011111 1010101 11100111 0101111 11111010 11001101010 100101011 11011101 01010101 111001001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 761
Words 147
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

This is a poem on how motherhood brings your vulnerable side out.

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Submitted by Liza.Njeri1 on August 17, 2023

Modified by Liza.Njeri1 on August 17, 2023

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