Analysis of Man Down
I took his heart out of his chest-
again.
I have made a mess of what was right,
blinded by what was in sight
I took a chance.
The ammunition was in my pocket.
It's always in my pocket.
I pulled it out,
loaded the gun,
and fired.
I have made a mess of what was right,
blinded by what's in sight,
I took a chance.
The first shot didn't do it.
The second one did.
It pierced the aorta,
it punctured my mind.
As his pulse began to weaken
I tried giving mouth to mouth
to resuscitate him,
bring him back to life;
but it was too late-
he flatlined.
Scheme | abCcDeefghCcDijklgmnopa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 01 111011111 1011101 1101 001010110 110110 1111 1001 010 111011111 101101 1101 0111011 01011 110010 11011 11101110 1110111 10101 11111 11111 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 548 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 409 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
About this poem
This poem was published in my book, "True Identity." It's about a woman who broke the heart of her first love unintentionally.
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Written on August 20, 2019
Submitted by rohondagrant on December 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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