Analysis of what's it like
Bella Deppiesse 2004
what’s it like, to look back in the mirror
and to be satisfied with who you see.
what’s it like being able to wear size 00 in jeans,
without having to suck in.
what’s it like getting to feel confident in skin tight tops,
the ones that show off your ribs just right.
what’s it like to not shove your fingers down your throat,
watching that meal you just ate come back up.
what’s it like brushing your hair,
without clumps coming out at the slightest tug.
what’s it like not choking down laxatives,
pretending they're those candies you used to love.
what’s it like to feel like there is a reason
to get up in the morning.
what’s it like not being trapped in darkness,
the feeling of doom impending upon your lifeless body.
what’s it like seeing angels instead of demons,
when you lay down to finally rest.
what’s it like driving down the highway
without debating ending it all.
what’s it like taking pills to ease a headache,
instead of taking them to numb the pain.
what’s it like not taking relief in carving deep gashes into your skin,
watching the blood flow out of yourself.
what’s it like to shout and have words come out,
instead of being trapped in your own mind.
Scheme | XAXBXXXXXXXX XXXAXXXXXXBXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111110010 011101111 011101011101 0110110 01110111000111 011111111 011111110111 1011111111 0111011 01110110101 0111101100 01011101111 01111111010 1110010 0111101010 010110100111010 011101001110 111111001 01110101 010101011 0111011101 0111011101 011110010101100111 100111101 0111101111 0111010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,199 |
Words | 241 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 14 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 458 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 109 |
About this poem
a poem created to give those who silently suffer a voice to realize that they are not alone.
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Written on March 06, 2022
Submitted by belladeppiesse on March 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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