Analysis of Leaving you without my mind
David Prempeh 1982 (Ghana)
Left here last night and back
With an enormous load on my back
And had an intention so inclined
On leaving you without my mind
Never ever felt so blind
In search of what I could find.
Having much to give than receive
And seeing grief upon the reef
High on each thought till the last
I hardly sat down to relax.
Returned with a sword of rewards
And my memories never spoke a word
Caught every crumb of time from scratch
Hoping to bring victory to the hatch
And when mystery stole the day so fast
My mind was numb from the blast
But here again I am to wine and dine
Thinking of you the most sublime
Knowing what must be done in time
And leaving you without my mind
| Scheme | AABB BBXX CXXX DDCC XEEB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (35%) |
| Metre | 111101 110101111 011010101 11010111 1010111 0111111 10111101 01010101 1111101 11011101 01101101 0110010101 110011111 1011100101 0110010111 1111101 1101111101 10110101 10111101 01010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 671 |
| Words | 142 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
Back when I ended up on the streets after being driven out of uncles house and falling in love with a women nearly twice my age who took me under her wings. Stepped out of her house every day to make ends meet and always had her on my mind while I was away and during my struggle I decided to write her this note.
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