Analysis of Imperfect Me
Tabitha Brady 1989 (MS)
I have listened as you’ve poured your soul out to me..
I’ve stayed quiet and I’ve let you talk.
I’ve listened to every word, endlessly.
Though your secrets are forever more safe with me..
I’m simply waiting for you to ask about me..
I’ve got scares no one can see & I keep them covered pretty perfectly.
Id never offer it up and speak freely..
These scares are like chains you see, draining the life form me..
I need some one to ask..
Anyone, do you see?
But mostly I wish it was you asking it of me..
I probably wouldn’t let you in..
That would take all of me..
I’m a master of self disguise.
I paint me perfect.. That way you couldn’t see the cracks in me..
It’s why you bury your soul in me.
I wonder if I could ever let you see,
This imperfect me...
Scheme | A XA A A A A A XA A XA X A A AA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011111111 111001111 11011001100 111010101111 110101111011 11111111111010100 11010110110 1111111100111 111111 10111 1101111110111 11001110 111111 10101101 11101111110101 111101101 11011110111 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 821 |
Words | 183 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
The Poem was created in 2013. Its a profound feeling I always carry with me. Its about Strength, but also wanting to be seen..
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Written on August 13, 2013
Submitted by TheTKO on May 05, 2022
Modified on April 26, 2023
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