Analysis of Fear
Chills down your spine with what's said,
second thought to numb the desire.
Life goes by and then you're dead,
no second chance to relight the fire.
Needles through your head from the thought of action,
one moment as it fades away.
Enslaved by fear chained to inhibition,
as you find yourself empty again.
A void in your soul conceived by the lack of mettle,
another bottle to drown the regret.
As time moves on and the memories settle,
the space within shares the fate of your cigarette.
Don't look back with hesitation,
there's no time for meditation.
Don't turn back in dismay,
there's no mercy for you this way.
One second could be a second too late.
Scheme | ABAB CDCX EFEF CCDDX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 101110010 1110111 110111010 10111101110 11011101 011111010 111011001 0101101101110 0101011001 11110010010 01011011101 1111010 1111010 111001 11101111 1101101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 638 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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