Analysis of Torn Pictures
Fossilized in the dust your high heels imprinted
Lipstick signature on the cheap glass
Red wine dormant not a hint of turbulence
Jerking frustration at the loss
Plunged into angst and left to contemplate,
Woefully sober and ever distant stare
Bellowing despair...
Begin the foraging, weight against the wall
Look towards the core, my eyes copy the dripping taps
Split wood and debris litter the floor, and it will for evermore
Once a valiant steed, now I’m just a broken oar
It all becomes too much to bare
Spiralling despair
Turn in mind, breaking sun
Bright lit pathway, a bridge, a gun
Man made elixir yet unseen
I can always hope, I can always dream
The electric messages grin and bear
Wallowing despair...
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Metre | 10001111010 11001011 11101011100 10010101 101101110 10010010101 10001 01010010101 1010111100101 110011001011110 101011110101 11011111 10001 101101 1110101 11010101 11111111 0010100101 10001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 694 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 191 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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