Analysis of Sorrow



So intense and overwhelming is your burden on my heart and soul.

Your smothering darkness and emptiness
tear at every fiber of my being.

Oh how I wish you, Sorrow would set me free
from your overpowering painful grip.

My Lord, Please give me the strength to hold
my head high under this Sorrow.
Please hold out your strong hands to me and
lift me out of this deep dark hole.
Show me the path to light so I might see
my way through this pain.

Oh Lord, with all my inner strength, I ask you
“How do I release Sorrows firm hold on me?”

I pray to you, my Lord and Savior, lift my spirits
and cast out my Sorrow.
Only with your unconditional love and support can
I ever be free from my Sorrow.

GO AWAY SORROW
There is no place for you here.

Lord, with your help, I will be free to worship you and only you
and with your light as my guide,
and your love as my strength,
and your strength as my safety net.

I crush you, Sorrow and cast you out
In the name of God.

Only with God I am Free

Thank You, My Lord


Scheme A XX BX XCXABX DB XCXC CX DXXX XX B X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010010111011101 1100100100 11100101110 11111101111 111010101 111110111 11110110 111111110 11111111 1101111111 11111 11111101111 11101101111 1111110101110 011110 1011010010011 110111110 10110 1111111 1111111111010101 0111111 011111 01111101 111100111 00111 1011111 1111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,041
Words 236
Sentences 13
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 6, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 1
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 18

About this poem

This poem was written when I was really just barely coming out of depression and suicidal thoughts and had no where else to go but up.

Font size:
 

Written on November 14, 2004

Submitted by christinea.37959 on June 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:10 min read
44

Christine L Arends

Christine Lynn Arends was born as Christine Lynn Miller in the Los Angeles County hospital, California and Moved to Colorado at the age 8 and joined the the USMC at 17 after High school. Became an electronic technician while in and the went to work McDonnell Douglas which became Boeing after getting out. Has written poetry every since high school and unfortunately has lost a lot of them over the years. Now she writes her poems for God. more…

All Christine L Arends poems | Christine L Arends Books

2 fans

Discuss this Christine L Arends poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Sorrow" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/131632/sorrow>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Christine L Arends

    »

    June 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    19
    days
    21
    hours
    52
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Which female American poet, who was little-known during her lifetime, but had nearly 1800 of her poems published posthumously, rarely titled her poems?
    A Sara Teasdale
    B Sylvia Plath
    C Amy Lowell
    D Emily Dickinson