Analysis of Wasn’t It You?
Gisela Vigil 1959 (Cuba)
Wasn’t it you who filled your arms with ammunition?
Getting the training so that you could shoot so well?
Wasn’t it you enlisting goblins in your army?
Gathering forces from the darkest side of hell.
Wasn’t it you who made confetti from my feelings?
Throwing the daggers and then laughing at my pain.
Wasn’t it you who was so clever with the riches?
Turning my earnings into what would be your gain.
I do believe the pots of gold that you have hidden
have lost their luster, now they’re simply pots of shame.
All of a sudden the old plot begins to thicken,
as you start losing the control in your own game.
Now you are feeling touch of anguish and confusion
as a result of having taken that last shot.
Wasn’t it you who planted seeds in a weed garden?
It is no wonder fruit now dies from trees that rot.
Let me speak clearly to avoid misunderstanding.
I found no pleasure when the shots went in reverse.
It wasn’t me, the one pulling the trigger.
It wasn’t me mixing the potions for the curse.
I believe life is to be lived with pure compassion.
But won’t play victim and accept the blame you cast.
For it was you who fostered all the hate you’re breeding.
For it is you who needs to bury deep the past.
Scheme | ABXB XCXC ADAD AEAE FGXG AHFH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111111010 100101111111 111010100110 100101010111 111110101110 100100110111 111111101010 101100111111 1101011111110 111101110111 1101001101110 111100010111 1111011100010 100111010111 111110100110 111101111111 111101010010 111101011001 1110110010 11110010101 1011111111010 111100010111 1111110101110 111111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,249 |
Words | 254 |
Sentences | 22 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
About this poem
This is the only thing I’ve written that’s full of anger. I didn’t know how to release it after something occurred years ago , so I wrote this poem.
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Written on 2008
Submitted by Giselavigil on January 01, 2024
Modified by Giselavigil on January 03, 2024
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