Analysis of The Inner Door

Merril Wilson 1948 (Johannesburg)



Recognize what holds you back, from really being you

What inner locked door have you encountered throughout your life?
Repeating experiences, that cause you strife!
Maybe relationships that trip you along the way?
Or self-pity, you cultivate each day?
It could be something buried so deep (you’re not aware of)?
Making life a struggle, you constantly want to weep.

Confront the door that holds you back.
Stop polishing it, and drawing back.
Only you can go within, to heal what’s aching there.
Acknowledge the hurt, the fear, the trouble, lurking there.

Open it, not just a crack, but wide enough to reach the rack.
Let go that little thing, you’re always struggling through.
Heal the demon, that troubles you.
Wisdom will show you the way to heal, and feel secure.
Providing you with lifelong love, to treasure and perdure.

Allow yourself to be sincere,
With who you are, and what you fear.
Don’t ignore the knowing, that awakens you.
Open the door, and waltz right through
Giving your soul comfort, and freedom too.


Scheme A BBCCXX DDEE DAAXE FFAAA
Poetic Form
Metre 101111110101 11011110100111 010010001111 100101110101 111011011 11110101111011 1010101100111 01011111 110010101 1011101110101 0100101010101 101110111011101 111101111001 10101101 1011101110101 0101111111001 01011101 11110111 10101010101 10010111 1011100101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,029
Words 195
Sentences 18
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 4, 5, 5
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 160
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

We all harbour habits/trauma that hold us back from really being who we are. By seeking, recognizing and dealing with what holds us back, we can blossom and grow

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Merril Wilson

Merril lives in a small town in South Africa where she and her husband retired. She loves poetry that rhymes, shows emotion, imagination and tells a story. more…

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