Analysis of .,
Christina Biasiello 1983 (Philly)
I'd say it's been awhile
But it hasn't
I'd say I missed you
But I haven't
I know you
You know me
The me they don't know.
The me they don't want to know.
The me...
I don't want to know.
Why do you come back to me?
Lurking in the shadows,
You hide, but never leave.
You find me when I'm lost.
Only to make me lose myself.
Why?
What do you want from me?
Say it!
When will it be over?
Tell me!
I see you, you coward!
I feel your shadow cast over me.
It's smothering me.
I can't breathe!
There's no light!
I hear your abysmal thoughts.
I can't silence them anymore.
They're not loud, just resilient.
I taste your bitterness on my tongue.
It's rotten, but familiar.
I smell the fear and loathing.
It seeps from my skin.
Just moments ago I was fine.
Why does this keep happening?
Damn you Darkness!
What is your purpose?
Make up your mind Darkness!
Take me or leave me!
Either way, it's over Darkness.
I'm done.
Goodbye Darkness,
Goodbye.
Hello Darkness, my old friend.
Scheme | XABABCDDCD CXXXXE CXFCXCCXXXXAXFGXXG HHHCHXHE X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 1110 11111 1110 111 111 01111 0111111 01 11111 1111111 10001 111101 111111 1011111 1 111111 11 111110 11 111110 11111101 11001 111 111 1110101 1110101 1111010 111100111 1101010 1101010 11111 11001111 1111100 1110 11110 111110 11111 10111010 11 110 1 0110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 228 |
Sentences | 36 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 6, 18, 8, 1 |
Lines Amount | 43 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
We all get down sometimes, but there are times when the darkness becomes overwhelming.
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Written on August 12, 2021
Submitted by cbiasiello610 on January 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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