Surrender
I finally learned to surrender,
entirely,
wholeheartedly,
without resistance.
Inner revolution.
White flags swaying calmly in the wind.
The heart, not mind, is king again.
Anxiety and despair,
shadow ministers of the mind,
exiled and banished,
to the outer limits of consciousness.
Nearly forgotten memories returning,
slowly,
like freed prisoners;
The children are free again!
Sublime surrender echoes
through every fiber of my being.
Thoughts are now like endless rows of soldiers,
all bowing,
in one direction.
Weapons down forever.
The time has come,
for everlasting peace…
About this poem
This was the last poem I wrote before being granted parole after 17 years of incarceration.
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Written on October 24, 2022
Submitted by amarazak305 on November 22, 2022
Modified on April 07, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBX CDE XDXX FBGE XF GFC AXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 585 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3 |
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