Analysis of Mental Shutdown
She is a cell floating in a hypertonic solution,
Exposed to stimuli but no reception.
In a solution saturated with inspiration,
With all the necessary motivation
However, her membrane has lost functionality,
It is no longer permeable by anything.
Internally,
Negativity is at high concentration,
She is turgid with doubt and worry.
The internal and external, are polar.
No matter what she does,
It is impossible to expel the pessimism,
Exocytosis has been hindered.
Her membrane has lost functionality,
It is impermeable by anything.
She feels a painful pinch,
When all the cells around her,
Are maintaining their perfect environment,
With motivation flowing in
And negativity flowing out,
With inspiration flowing in
And melancholy flowing out,
Like perfect osmosis.
Her membrane has lost functionality,
It is impermeable by anything.
Being in this state is asphyxiating.
She fantasizes about bursting,
Into pieces of nothing,
Remains of her to simply dissolve,
In this solution she lies in.
Her brain has lost functionality,
It is impenetrable by anything.
Depression is trapped inside of her,
And she cannot seem to absorb positivity.
Now, her only hope lies in time,
In every consecutive second.
Maybe, her joy lies in the next minute,
Or the next hour.
Let her sleep,
And anticipate for a better next day.
Even if it is next month,
Or the next year,
She knows her joy will come,
Eventually,
Someday.
Scheme | aaaabc babdxex BC xdxfgfgx BC cccxf bc dbxxxd xhxxebh |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (22%) |
Metre | 11011000010010 0111011010 000101001010 110100010 1001110100 111101000110 0100 0100111010 111011010 00100010110 110111 1101001010100 11110 01110100 111110 110101 1101010 10101010100 1010100 00100101 1010100 0100101 10110 01110100 111110 1001110100 11000110 0110110 011011001 01010110 01110100 1101000110 010110110 011011011 10101101 0100010010 1001100110 10110 101 0010101011 1011111 1011 110111 01000 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,420 |
Words | 278 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 2, 8, 2, 5, 2, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 45 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
A poem that aims to portray a clear illustration of a depressed mind. It initially conveys despair but ends with the character finding a reason to look forward to tomorrow.
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Written on March 13, 2022
Submitted by reitumetse_m on March 13, 2022
Modified on April 24, 2023
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