Analysis of WITHOUT YOU

Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



 WITHOUT YOU,
I need an injection.
   WITH YOU,
I felt a connection

WITHOUT YOU,
I can't pay attention
  WITH YOU,
I had ambition.

WITHOUT YOU,
 I barely squeak by.
   WITH YOU,
 I could fly.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm done for.
    WITH YOU,
Never a war.

WITHOUT YOU,
I know riff-raff.
   WITH YOU,
I could laugh.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm irresponsible.
     WITH YOU,
Anything is possible.

WITHOUT YOU,
I got a demotion.
    WITH YOU,
 I'm full of devotion..

WITHOUT YOU,
Life is tragic.
   WITH YOU,
I knew magic.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm always wrong.
   WITH YOU,
I was strong.

WITHOUT YOU,
I can't live.
   WITH YOU,
I could forgive.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm outrageous.
   WITH YOU,
I'm courageous..

WITHOUT YOU,
A foot in the grave.
   WITH YOU,
I could be saved.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm a fucking mess.
   WITH YOU,
I knew success.

WITHOUT YOU,
Things are unclear.
    WITH YOU,
I face my fear.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm sick and tired.
   WITH YOU,
I felt inspired.

WITHOUT YOU,
 Everything is wrong.
  WITH YOU,
I felt calm.

WITHOUT YOU,
I stand trial.
   WITH YOU,
A sense of style.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm under arrest.
    WITH YOU,
I did my best.

WITHOUT YOU,
I'm missing a component.
   WITH YOU,
I enjoyed the moment.

WITHOUT YOU,
I can't find the treasure.
   WITH YOU,
I knew pleasure.


Scheme AbAb AbAb AcAc AdAd AeAe AfAf AbAb AgAg AhAh AxAx AiAi AxAx AjAj AkAk AlAl AhAx AfAx AmAm AnAn AoAo
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (63%)
Etheree  (31%)
Metre 011 111010 11 110010 011 111010 11 11010 011 11011 11 111 011 111 11 1001 011 1111 11 111 011 100100 11 101100 011 110010 11 111010 011 1110 11 1110 011 111 11 111 011 111 11 1101 011 1010 11 1010 011 01001 11 1111 011 10101 11 1101 011 1101 11 1111 011 11010 11 11010 011 1011 11 111 011 1110 11 0111 011 11001 11 1111 011 1100010 11 101010 011 111010 11 1110
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,372
Words 315
Sentences 39
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 80
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 44
Words per stanza (avg) 11

About this poem

It is the contrast between being with or without someone.

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Written on April 04, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on April 10, 2022

Modified on April 27, 2023

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