Analysis of Dom
Darshan Jay Mistry 1998 (India)
“I need you… I love you!”
My friends think we are cute together
— A match made in heaven.
They do not know what I see, hear or feel
— At least Dom knows…
“Come home right now… Where are you?”
The trackers in my gifts always know where I am
— Dom wants to protect me.
I hear the never-ending ringtone playing on repeat
— I have to talk to Dom and not others.
“I have not heard that name… Who is that?”
I never know how much money I have in the bank or in my pocket
— Good thing Dom manages all of that.
Social media portrays me at my best with my friends
— Dom knows all my friends and all my passwords.
“Do not whisper… Speak up!”
Doctors cannot fix my face nor the new angle of my teeth
— Dom says I need to smile more
The silent screams stay within me as we look eye-to-eye
— “Yes” is good enough for Dom
“Do not say another word… Shut up!”
Things lodged in my mouth and down my neck
— Dom wants me to be more submissive.
The thumbs continue to press deep into my throat
— Air is precious, like Dom's love for me.
“Do what I say… I own you!”
My closet stripped to only hold a handful of permitted clothes
— Dom helps me to look beautiful.
The squeezing ropes around my wrists and ankles pull tighter
— Dom is so passionate.
“Look what you have done… You are useless!”
I have to buy new glasses and plates if I cannot put the fragments back together
— I bleed out to keep Dom mine.
I have to be very careful because I make too many mistakes
— Luckily, Dom always forgives me.
“Make sure no-one else sees… Hide it!”
I cannot see the triangle mark on my back, but it burns
— Fiery, like Dom's intimacy.
Constantly reapplying makeup, but not to look pretty
— Just to avoid certain questions, so I can bail Dom out.
“I do everything for you… You owe me!”
The inertia swings and contorts my body into disfigured poses
— I am Dom's ballerina
Faithfulness and loyalty is most important as I remember my promises
— I know Dom would never deceive me.
Dom needs me… Dom loves me!
Scheme | A BXXX A XCXX D EDXX F XXXX F XXXC A XXBE X BXXC X XCCX C GXGC C |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 111111010 011010 1111111111 1111 1111111 01001111111 111011 1101010110101 1111110110 111111111 110111101100110110 111100111 10100011111111 111110111 111011 101011110110111 1111111 01011011111111 1110111 111010111 110110111 111111010 010101110111 111011111 1111111 110111010110101 11111100 01010111010110 111100 111111110 111111001111010101010 1111111 11111010011111001 10011011 11111111 11010101111111 100111000 10011111110 11011010111111 111011111 001010011100101010 111010 1010011010110101100 111110011 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 2,023 |
Words | 402 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 46 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted by coolstar1611 on August 16, 2021
Modified by coolstar1611 on October 29, 2021
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