Analysis of Shadows-( my mental health )

Michael A. Watkins 1965 (san diego)



Shadows of my other life
in my mind to me is real,
the person that I want to be-
I cannot yet reveal,
lost to one, but am I saved-
from shadows of the two,
good and evil-right or wrong
I know not what to do,
one of us is patient-
and careful with his words,
-respectful, kind and often times
gets all that he deserves,
the other one is stubborn
and likes to have his way,
always says what's on his mind
so with him please don't play,
sometimes I feel uncomfortable
about who I am at times,
I can't control the way I act
so please read between the lines,
people judge my sickness
and often call me names,
I never stop my work on "self"
and hurting myself with blame,
my shadows are my secret
my savior is my hope,
as long as I can pray and love
I know that I can cope.

By. Michael A. Watkins.


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Poetic Form
Metre 111101 0111111 01011111 110101 1111111 11101 1010111 111111 111110 010111 01010101 111101 0101110 011111 111111 111111 011101000 0111111 11010111 1110101 101110 010111 11011111 010111 111110 110111 11111101 111111 110010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 773
Words 162
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 28, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 305
Words per stanza (avg) 81

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Learning to love yourself can make the difference.

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