Analysis of Bonded by Trauma



I’m not mad, I’m disappointed.
I’d call you an abuser, but we both seem to be victims
I’ve forgotten which hurts more words or fists
Matching Cuts and bruises
What was done to you is now done to me
Forever bonded by trauma

I’m not mad, I’m disappointed.
Your narcissistic characteristics we now share, so “our” would fit better
The same words used on you, you now use on me
 Living in my brain those words then become mine
Forever bonded by trauma

I’m not mad, I’m disappointed.
My hero and destroyer, attempting to fix what you’ve broken
I am my own person, but I’m also you
A cycle repeated, change feels impossible
Love and hurt look the same through our eyes
Forever bonded by trauma

I’m not mad, I'm disappointed.
Your truth will never be my truth, does that make mine a lie?
Every pair of eyes see differently, that must be why we don’t agree
A bond built on hating others, probably also each other
Healthy isn’t a word used in this relationship, scared of the unknown
Forever bonded by trauma

I’m not mad, I'm disappointed.
Validation was never given, love lost and hearts broken
The cycle continues, passed from you to me
A bond with loose wrists and tight fists
Brainwashed, heart lost, confusing thoughts
Forever bonded by trauma


Scheme AxbxcD AecxD AfxxxD AxcexD AfcbxD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111010 111101011111110 1010111111 101010 1111111111 01010110 1111010 101000101111101110 01111111111 10011111011 01010110 1111010 1100010010111110 11111011101 010010110100 1011011101 01010110 1111010 11110111111101 100111110011111101 0111101010010110 1010110101011001 01010110 1111010 01011010110110 01001011111 01111011 1110101 01010110
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,289
Words 244
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 195
Words per stanza (avg) 44

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This poem is about the cycle of bonding trauma creates

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Written on December 22, 2022

Submitted by Mlynema15 on April 26, 2023

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