Analysis of A pawn in a game of chess
I always wondered why you were always so cold
Maybe it was because you were in the present
And I was just another thought lost in the wind
Maybe it's your icy past that I've been trapped in
Or maybe I was just another pawn in this elaborate game of chess
I'll surrender my king and queen if you can answer why
Why were you never there when I needed you most
Why was I only a late night call
Why wasn't I enough
I can't even be mad at you
I can't even hate you
I just can't feel anything towards you anymore
As if you were a ghost
A whisper on my lips
Maybe I was the one who failed you
Maybe it was I who couldn't water the seeds of a new life
Maybe it wasn't I you were dreaming of
Maybe it wasn't I you wished to lay next to
Maybe it wasn't I who you longed for
Maybe I was just company
So you'd never have to sit alone in your thoughts
So I became the puppy
I became the pawn
And I lost the game of chess
To which I gambled my life and sobriety thinking I could win
Maybe it was I who was nothing but a pawn thinking they were a queen
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Metre | 1110110111 101101100010 011101011001 101110111110 110111010101010111 10101101111101 101101111011 111100111 110101 11101111 111011 11111001101 111001 010111 101101111 1011111010011011 10110110101 101101111111 1011011111 10111100 111011101011 1101010 10101 0110111 11110110010010111 101111110101101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,039 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 806 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 220 |
About this poem
Some pondering thoughts I had as I realized who I was
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Written on February 04, 2022
Submitted by imthefallenrebel on February 04, 2022
Modified on April 26, 2023
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