Analysis of From A Lover Of The Foetus



Imaginatively supporting abortion
I believed that I was supporting the right
Of women to be free. To experience justice
But in doing so I was denying freedom and justice
To a foetus child- an innocent human being destined
To be denied the gift of life bestowed upon it by
Our species source.

If I personally had been denied the latter gift of life I
Would not be writing here on behalf of my fellow human
Beings. A commitment based upon my love of life in- spite
Of the reality of life’s negativity.

As a species our history confirms that we are lovers of peace
And the mid-wife of the latter is justice. But if we lack justice
There will be no peace. Thus abortion is unjust and is the basis
Of the lack of peace within the hearts and the minds
Of abortionists and their supporters. In- spite of
Their statements to the contrary.

The latter a love lacking satanic influenced movement
Which is destined to encounter the truth
At the moments of their own deaths
Without experiencing an abortion.


Scheme ABCCXDX DABE XCCXXE XXXA
Poetic Form
Metre 010000010010 10111101001 1101111010010 101011101010010 10111100101010 11010111010111 10101 11100011010101111 111101101111010 100010101111101 1010110100 101010100011111011 00111010110111110 11111101010101010 101110101001 1010001010011 11010100 010011001010010 1110101001 10101111 01010001010
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 988
Words 180
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 4, 6, 4
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 200
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted on March 04, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Liam Ó Comain

An Irish poet now living in Derry City but originally from Limavady in County Derry in the north of the Island. more…

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