Analysis of Slipping Away
Once again am I laying awake in bed
Reminiscing about the things that were said
Every word feels like a sweet embrace
So why am I overcome with a feeling of disgrace?
The night darkens, the cold seeps in
Holding onto a memory of what could have been
The heavy burden leaves me gasping for air
It was me - yelling at the world for being unfair
How does this feel light and heavy at the same time?
Since when has my heart been layered with grime?
The walls are crumbling down - I can't fix them anymore
I've been holding it together - my mind is now sore
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
You always lift me up just to bring me down
For your utter ignorance - I am to blame
As I've spent too many years playing this game
Now everything has changed for the better it seems
Yet silently it's still there - all of those screams
Too long have I lost myself in the depth of your eyes
And now you've found yourself another paradise
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) |
Metre | 10111100101 0100101101 1001110101 1111101010101 0110110 1010010011111 01010111011 1111010111001 111110101011 1111111011 0111001111101 1110101011111 101011101 1111111111 11101001111 11111011011 11011101011 11001111111 111111001111 01110101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 932 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
About my own experience of "the one that got away".
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