Analysis of My Wall
My wall
The safe space that I hide
There, you don't exist
And I go on with my life
My wall is impenetrable
It can withstand a strong wind
Yet its permeable
It’s where I decide who I let in
My wall has a purpose
Resolving my troubles and fears
I deflect
It's a trick, I learned in my early years
My wall keeps people out
I feel protect from my foes
Unfortunately, I become a prisoner
Captive within the confines of a mind you don't know
My wall has consequences
Sometimes I feel locked inside
I suffocate in isolation
Relationships get fractured in my life
The wall that I built
To provide shelter from my storm
Creates a temporary reprieve
An illusionary deviation from the norm
For those who have built a wall
Life is never quite the same
You see, we get to hold all the cards
In a dysfunctional game that we play
My wall is strong
Impenetrable some may say
Just don't take it personal
It’s a trust issue, that’s made me this way
Scheme | ABXC DXDX XEXE XXXX XBXC XFXF AXXG XGXG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (38%) |
Metre | 11 011111 11101 0111111 11101000 1101011 111000 11111110 111010 01011001 101 1011101101 111101 1101111 010001010100 100101101111 111100 0111101 1100010 010110011 01111 10110111 01010001 10100010101 1111101 1110101 111111101 0001001111 1111 01000111 1111100 1011011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 917 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
The wall is space that I either don't allow, or remove people from my life. Its a protective mechanism I developed in my earlier years.
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Written on February 08, 2021
Submitted by khfitness on August 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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