Analysis of That Look
David Ray Marchant 1961 (Texas)
There it is
That look in your eyes
Distant
Empty of emotion
The one
Masking the memories
Of a battlefield
Far far away
I recognize it,
Because I have seen it
Before
Staring back
At me in the mirror
Absent of feeling
Devoid of any hope
Lost and alone
I've been there
Sat in a similar chair
Desperate
For answers
Fighting alone
Always looking back
Then help was offered
My journey began
You'll need courage
To make this same journey
Determination
Eyes foward
Never looking back
Willingness to trust
Let me help you
You're not alone
| Scheme | XXABBXXX CCXDXXXE FFCXEDXX XXBADXXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 11011 10 101010 01 100100 1010 1101 1101 011111 01 101 110010 10110 011101 1001 111 1001001 10 110 1001 1101 11110 11001 1110 111110 0010 11 10101 10011 1111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 537 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 32 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
This poem was inspired by a veteran who was struggling with PTSD. He had this look in his eye that I recognized from my own Journey.
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Written on March 15, 2021
Submitted by Marchant299 on May 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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