Analysis of weightless
A dark sky looms
overhead
I feel it approaching
at an ever-quickening pace
My bones ache
but not of age
I feel feeble and
drowned
In a sea
of smog
It is all my doing
but I had no control
My mind screams
a thousand insults
And I shudder at the thought
of being seen
I feel hate
and I let it consume me
Hate
but not for
women
men
gays
straights
blacks
asians
whites
jews
mothers
fathers
brothers
sisters
best friends
worst enemies
saints
sinners
ceos
interns
young couples on a bright sunday evening
old ones sharing a moment on the porch
those swallowed by their own success
and those in the pit of poverty
but for me
helpless
worthless
loveless
jobless
hopeless
passionless
hobbyless
friendless
weightless
but so heavy.
Scheme | AX BX XX XX CX BX XX XX DC DXXXXXXXXXEEEEXXXEAXBXXCC FFFFFAAAFC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111 101 111010 11101001 111 1111 11100 1 001 11 111110 111101 111 01001 0110101 1101 111 0111011 1 111 10 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 10 10 10 10 11 1100 1 10 1 10 110101110 1110010101 11011101 010011100 111 10 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 10 1110 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 729 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 25, 10 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
Words per line (avg) | 2 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
About this poem
The first poem I’ve written. It’s about my experience with Anorexia Nervosa. May be triggering to some. I hope you enjoy, I put a lot of myself into it. Feedback is more than gladly accepted and asked for.
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Written on November 27, 2021
Submitted by augustbluewald on November 27, 2021
Modified by augustbluewald on November 27, 2021
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