Analysis of Old You
Sara Miller 1993 (Sioux City, Iowa)
I miss the old you
Would you consider a change?
Stop! Just Stop!
Stop nagging me,
You don’t even know who I am.
But I do,
I lost you, the only other person I could turn to
I want you to experience life,
Experience it with me.
There is so much more to see,
We can make great memories
You just don’t understand,
It’s not as simple as you think
I struggle every day,
But I am not considered weak.
You’re strong!
Much stronger than you think
I miss you guys,
But this makes me feel complete.
What don’t you see?
We miss the old you
We love you.
Do you really want to know what I see?
Of course, I can handle anything
I see masked pain,
A weak heart,
And a stolen brain
I see one eager for love,
A love he cannot give himself.
A disruption in the midst of a beautiful thing
What do you see?
I see long nights,
With rooms full of strangers.
I feel the energy of enemies that sit right next to me,
But still can’t sense the danger
I could really use some help right now,
$5 will solve my problems
My Dearest Brother,
No amount of money ever solves anything.
Aren’t you tired?
We want you better,
Please get sober.
Go back to treatment
This could all be over!
But I don’t want it, so it won’t help.
What’s the big deal?
I don’t belong on a shelf.
But why?
We’re your family, we want to have you close
Your niece
Your nephew
Your spirit helps them grow
So, it seems
I am the black sheep,
that nobody cares to know
I care, we care.
Do they think of me?
Can I say “Hi”?
Hi Uncle Chris,
I miss you!
Are you being good?
I play basketball in your old neck of the woods
You taught me that, remember?
Video games and pizza,
Then basketball after.
I miss you too
And your laughter
And yes, I remember
So be good for your mama
I will see you soon
Can’t you see,
We miss the old you.
Look back on time, like loony toons.
Sobriety, do you want it?
There is much more,
Beyond this small suffocating world at your door.
Who knows,
Only time will tell
I hope so, since in the end there is either heaven or hell.
Life is short and I don’t want it to end,
With you dead or in a cell.
I love you, always.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 1101001 111 1101 11101111 111 11101010101111 111101001 0100111 1111111 1111100 11101 11110111 1101001 11110101 11 110111 1111 1111101 1111 11011 111 1110111111 11111010 1111 011 00101 1111011 01110101 0010001101001 1111 1111 111110 1101001100111111 1111010 111011111 11110 11010 10111010110 10110 11110 1110 11110 111110 111111111 0011 1101101 11 01100111111 11 110 110111 111 11011 11111 1111 11111 1111 1101 111 11101 11100111101 1111010 1001010 11010 1111 0110 011010 1111110 11111 111 11011 11111101 01001111 1111 01111001111 11 10111 111100111101011 1110111111 1111001 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,154 |
Words | 502 |
Sentences | 37 |
Stanzas | 22 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 6, 4, 2, 3, 3, 1, 7, 6, 7, 3, 5, 3, 1, 2, 7, 5, 6, 2, 3, 1 |
Lines Amount | 82 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
This poem was driven by the loss of my brother in another form, not death. Addiction. I found myself finishing up this poem, with tears coming down my face. It is very personal, very real, and to many, it is very relatable. I feel so proud, even brave, to have been able to write this.
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Written on November 12, 2021
Submitted by saram.44193 on November 12, 2021
Modified on March 11, 2023
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