Who Can Tell Me What My Poem Is About?

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Preventing myself from stealing the suffering,
Averting it unsuccessfully.
Unable to cease my myriad of entreats,
To end my affliction.
Contemplating my problems
All day and night,
Still powerlessly inept to find my inner tranquility.
Am I desperately cursed?
Or is it an upshot of my forgotten misdeeds?
Possessing relief from my shepherd
But regrettably realizing that it can only guide me,
As I have to uncover it personally.
I understand that I can become astray,
But I can also get onto the right path.
Marching away from my torment and misery,
And marching toward deliverance.
But after all, it only comes down to the one thing,
Am I up for the task?

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Preventing myself from stealing the suffering,
Averting it unsuccessfully.
Unable to cease my myriad of entreats,
To end my affliction.

Well... this part would appear to be indicating that the narrator either is extremely sympathetic to the point that they're taking in everyone else's problems and it's getting to be to much for them, or else that they like to be the center of attention and are "stealing" the limelight as well as the suffering.


Contemplating my problems
All day and night,
Still powerlessly inept to find my inner tranquility.
Am I desperately cursed?
Or is it an upshot of my forgotten misdeeds?

The narrator is thinking about the aforementioned dilemma and it's causing insomnia and a lot of emotional turmoil. They feel insignificant in the face of their emotions and the problem at hand, since they can't solve it.


Possessing relief from my shepherd
But regrettably realizing that it can only guide me,
As I have to uncover it personally.
I understand that I can become astray,
But I can also get onto the right path.
Marching away from my torment and misery,
And marching toward deliverance.

The narrator has realized that the problem is too big to hand on their own and is going to seek aid from a higher power (there's an obvious Christian reference, though it could just be referring to another human being, or some other religion entirely). They realize that it won't be easy, but it appears to be their only hope if they want a solution and some peace, so they decide that it's worth the effort. They've committed to doing this.


But after all, it only comes down to the one thing,
Am I up for the task?

Now they're doubting themselves. Sure, they decided to give it a shot, but are they really up for the challenge or will they fail miserably along the way?



Note: "Entreat" is not a noun. I assume you mean it to be a series of begging sessions.
 
The narrator is depressed or is dealing with a great amount of guilt, grief or shock, and is considering the fact that their spirituality could guide them into a better way of thinking, if only they can bring themselves to face the challenge.
 
for me it is about someone who is trying to change and find their way and are questioning if they can do it.
 
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