Analysis of THE TEARS ARE FALLING
FEEL MY BODY GETTING WEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I SEE MY FAMILY STANDING AT MY FEET. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. THE WOUNDS CONTINUE TO LEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. IS IT MY FATE THAT I MUST MEET? THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I AM TRYING TO SPEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. MY SURVIVAL CHANCES ARE LOOKING BLEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I AM MORE THAN JUST A HOPELESS PIECE OF MEAT. JUSTICE MY FAMILY MUST SEEK! THEIR FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES CHANGE EVERY WEEK. WHY, OH, WHY DIDN'T THEY (THE SHOOTERS) JUST TURN THE OTHER CHEEK? OH, HOW I MISS THE DAYS WHEN I COULD PLAY HIDE AND SEEK. MY HOW I LOVED TO CREATE MY OWN TECHNIQUE. OH, NO! I FEEL MY EYELIDS GETTING HEAVY. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I KNOW THEY HAVE A HEARSE THAT IS READY. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I HOPE THEY REMEMBER ME FOR BEING A UNIQUE GEEK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. AS I HEAR, THE MACHINE SOUNDS ITS LAST BEEP.... THE TEARS HAVE STOPPED FALLING.
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Metre | 111010101110111100101110111001010110111011111111011101110110111010101011010111011111010111101100111100101100111110101011010111110111111011111101110111111110100111011110111100111011101011100011011101110011111011110 |
Characters | 893 |
Words | 170 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 1 |
Lines Amount | 1 |
Letters per line (avg) | 686 |
Words per line (avg) | 170 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 686 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 170 |
About this poem
THIS POEM IS ABOUT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SHOT AND IS REMEMBERING THEIR ENTIRE LIFE AS THEY MEET THEIR DEMISE
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Written on December 03, 2014
Submitted by REPAIRSERVICE1 on January 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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