Analysis of Existence Without Living



To be of the flesh, and not be alive,
to walk on two feet, and not live to survive

To only be a memory, inside your own mind,
an endurance of nothing, with your own kind

To watch on the sidelines, as life passes away,
no one will listen, no matter what you say

An occupied space, with air in between,
a transparency of atoms, that are practically clean

A shadow that breathes, and echoes through space,
a singular occurrence, gone without a trace

An existence of life, that just turned to dust,
when the brother was gone, all he had was crushed

No footprints in the sand, except a hollow sounding wail,
blown away on the breeze, by a non-existent gale


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE XX FF
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 1110101101 11111011101 1101010001111 11001101111 11101111001 11110110111 110111001 00100110111001 011101011 010001010101 10101111111 10101111111 1100101010101 1011011010101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 638
Words 122
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 17

About this poem

This is about how the author of this poem has felt his entire life, as he grew up, after his only living sibling died.

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Written on June 11, 2021

Submitted by RossStephen1967 on June 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sir Evergrace Longsword

Lost his only living sibling,(brother 16yrs) at the age of 15, has been alone ever since. Has lived with depression his whole adult life (39 yrs). Has several severe (food related) health issues. Believes in Jesus Christ as personal Savior. Believes in kindness & compassion, Honor & Courage above all else. more…

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