Analysis of Free



I was told today
That it was over between us
That whatever you did
God stepped in and stood in your way
To protect me
She said to never look back
That we are strangers now
Ghost ships on different courses
Because you wanted to see me suffer

And yet,
I don’t believe
It’s you that is the villain
It’s the shadows that torment you
They chose you
At birth
Because you are chosen
They chose you
Because you are anointed
Loved
Lovable
Divinely appointed
They use your pain to fuel their emptiness
And their agenda
And force you to do the same

But I saw you
The you that was protected
Deep within your walls and armor
The soft, the compassionate
The hurting, suffering, tired
The giving, resilient, powerful, angry
The healed, the whole, the beautiful
You

I hope that one day
The quietness inside of you
Grows
Destroying the grip of the constrictor that strangles
When you are alone in the dark

I love you
And I hope that one day
You return back to the home
That you’ve forgotten
To peace
To joy
To hope
To your soul
To your true power
To love

You can be set free
And I won’t forget you


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Poetic Form
Metre 11101 11110011 11011 11001011 1011 1111011 111101 11110010 0111011110 01 1101 1111010 101111 111 11 011110 111 0111010 1 100 010010 11111101100 01010 0111101 1111 0111010 10111010 0100100 01010010 01001010010 01010100 1 11111 01000111 1 010011001011 11101001 111 011111 1011101 11010 11 11 11 111 11110 11 11111 011011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,103
Words 219
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 9, 15, 8, 5, 10, 2
Lines Amount 49
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 143
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

I spoke to a tarot reader today, and she told me that someone I loved did something that caused God to decide we’ll never be together again. I just hope he knows that I truly saw the good in him. That I was never lying about how I felt, and that I know he really is an amazing person with a call on his life. I hope he will always know that. And I hope it keeps a flicker of a promise of healing alive in his heart. I hope he never gives up. And I hope he knows that no matter what he’s done, he is still loved and he can still be unshackled from his pain and his past. No matter what he’s done. 

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Laina Gavriel

Former writer trying to regain her words and her heart after her mind went numb from pain and illusion. Writing again hoping to build someone more beautiful from the ashes. Seeker of truth, higher purpose and healing. more…

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