Analysis of It's Time



When will it be enough?
When will you let go?
You say that it's all fine
But your heart tells a story
That your face isn't willing to show

Is your happiness worth
All that you're going through
You need to ask yourself why you're  allowing it
And most importantly, for whom?

I see a part of your soul die each time
Your flame dims a little more
You say that it will get better
But the truth screams deep down in your core

You allow it to poison your light
You let it steal your time
You watch it breakdown your ladder
Each and every time you're ready to climb

I know there is a lot at stake
I know there is a lot to lose
But between itself and your happiness
which one do you choose?

It's time to look in the mirror
It's time, to be honest, and true
It's time to make a decision
It's time to think about you


Scheme XAXXA XBXX CDED XCEC XFXF EBXB
Poetic Form
Metre 111101 11111 111111 1111010 111101011 111001 111101 111101110101 01010011 1101111111 1110101 11111110 101111011 101111011 111111 1111110 10100111011 11110111 11110111 1010101100 11111 11110010 11111001 11110010 1111011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 815
Words 177
Sentences 5
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

I wrote this poem as I watched a good friend go through an emotionally abusive marriage that ended in divorce.

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Submitted by virtualwithtiffany on January 16, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Tiffany Potgieter

I am a single 31-year-old woman with no children. I live in the beautiful city of Cape Town. I work as a VA and social media manager and in my free time I enjoy travelling, dancing, writing poetry and being in nature. more…

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