Analysis of perfect
we are leagues apart
but i wouldn’t have it any other way
catching precious glances of you at the edges of my vision
i dig the tip of my pen into my leg to keep me from disintegrating
isn’t it sick
that i would rather have this
than anything real?
relationships tire me
i’d rather torture myself
because i love it
that’s why i never try to “win”
a life of satisfaction and comfort is nothing
i want to cry my eyes out until my tears choke me dead
and bruise myself for thinking about your wonderful face
i wouldn’t dare to look you in the eye
like we are equals
the rift between us has never been wider
and yet i keep jumping off the cliff
fingers brushing the edge of your shoes
before the rest of me slams into the rock
and i fall down into the deep dark gorge
my broken body looks up and smiles
because at least i can still see you from here
and you look perfect.
Scheme | X X X A X X X X X X X A X X X X X X X X X X X X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 1111110101 1010101110101110 1101111011111110100 111 1111011 1101 010101 110101 01111 11110111 011010010110 11111110111111 0111100111001 111111001 11110 01011110110 011110101 101001111 01011110101 0111010111 110101101 01111111111 01101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 860 |
Words | 173 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 24 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 29 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
About this poem
this is about becoming obsessed with someone, and being slightly masochistic about it.
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