Analysis of SORROW

Debra K Middaugh 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



No one is afraid of heights it's all about the fall,
You can appear larger than large even if your small.

We don't fear the game we play,
It's the thought of losing that gets in the way.

No one is scared of the dark it's what lies beyond what you can't see,
Emotions of betrayal and regret swallow me.

Bruised broken confused things are not clear,
Not sure of where I came from or how I got here.

I get up each day and go thru the routine,
Shower brush teeth I still feel un-clean.

I sit here alone drowning in this sorrow,
I go thru each day with no hope of tomorrow.

TURBO1904      2021


Scheme AA BB CC XX DD EE E
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111110101 1101101110111 1110111 10111011001 1111101111011111 0101010001101 110011111 111111111111 11111011001 101111111 11101100110 11111111101 10
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 610
Words 116
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 64
Words per stanza (avg) 17

About this poem

Dealing with the pain and agony of a love that has burned out. I was in fetal position on the floor crying for days. It hurt to take a deep breath.

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Written on January 22, 2021

Submitted by Turbo1904 on October 20, 2021

Modified on May 01, 2023

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