Analysis of broken?



Perfect. They said she’s perfect.
They said you were confused,
You're too immature.
And you wouldn’t be if you only were,
To walk and talk and act like her.
She’s perfect.
They said “Do better.”
But the problem is this,
What they think is broken,
You can’t fix.
It’s a part of you.
So since you can’t fix it, you tried control,
Until eventually you snapped.
Your confidence, you hid away,
And your soul, you trapped.
But it’s your fault, right?
I’ll tell you a little secret of my own,
I know how fast it can spin.
But to slouch your back, and bend in half
Is not how you’re gonna win.
Stand tall.
I’m here to tell you that there’s nothing wrong.
You make mistakes and that’s fine.
I know you’re tired, and your arms are damaged,
So here, I'll give you mine.
It’s nice.
They shut you down before,
So I know you’d never expect,
Someone to walk by your side,
Not behind you, and not ahead.
I’ll walk with you.
I’ll give you time to understand your soul,
And here’s the reason why.
I used to think it was a waste of time,
To take the time, To understand mine.
You’re not broken.


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,120
Words 240
Sentences 23
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 36
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 802
Words per stanza (avg) 206
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Nili Hunter

I grew up in a family of 9. I am was the middle child for a long time (you know how it is ;) I use my poetry as a way to communicate experiences and emotions, as I find them hard to express with spoken words. Erin Hansen is my favorite poet... and I love reading just as much as I like creating stories myself! more…

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