Analysis of Gas lighter
It's back.
The all consuming fear.
It's all I can think about,
I'm scared all over again,
I've gone through This before,
Is it always going to be like this?
Am I going to get me back?
Honestly, No, I won't.
I've changed,
I'm less confident in my skin,
More confident in my words.
Insecure but bossy,
Vulnerable but doesn't show it,
Loveable but doesn't know it.
This is me,
Imperfect little me.
Am I truly lonely, or I enjoy the solace?
What a silly question!
Of course, I'm lonely,
Who wants to be friends with me?
I just delude myself into thinking I have friends.
I deny them at every turn, relying on past transgression.
Refusing to grow, would rather stick to the past where nothing can hurt me.
Go and marry! She tells me
Who would marry me?
I won't marry me,
I'm fucked in the head,
I pick fight where there is no fight,
A professional gas lighter.
Is this what spiralling is?
Or am I deluding myself again?
Crying for help where no help is needed.
Perfectly OK, but needing constant attention.
Read and feel bad for me,
But not to worry, I'm fine.
It's just me gaslighting as usual.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 010101 1111101 1111001 111101 111101111 11101111 100111 11 11100011 1100011 100110 100011011 111011 111 010101 1110101101010 101010 11110 1111111 110110110111 10111100101011010 010111101101110111 1010111 11101 11101 11001 11111111 00100110 1111001 111010101 1011111110 1001111010010 101111 1111011 11111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,093 |
Words | 241 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 7, 10, 3 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 207 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Written on September 26, 2022
Submitted by kkemabino on October 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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