Analysis of I'm Sorry
Kenya Stephens 1995 (Van Wert)
Look, I don't mean to fuck up.
I don't plan to make you angry.
I never dreamed of being this way.
I'm sorry.
Please lower your voice, I know what I did wrong.
No please, don't be so mean.
Stop, you're scaring me.
I'm sorry.
Sorry that I say sorry a million times.
Even writing this my hands are shaking.
I can see your face right now.
Your eyes darker than your soul.
Nose scrunched.
Oh no, I'm sorry.
The freight is taking over me again.
Help me.
I don't know what to do.
I talk too much, too less.
Laugh too loud, laugh not enough.
I know I'm sorry.
What do you want from me?!
I'm so confused.
Broken.
Tell me what you want, and I'll do it.
Anything to make you happy again.
I promise I'll be better.
Yes, I'll cut them off.
You are right.
No, I'm... sorry.
| Scheme | abcBdebBfghijbkblmnbbopqkrstb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111 11111110 110111011 110 11011111111 111111 11101 110 10111100101 1010111110 1111111 1110111 11 11110 0111010101 11 111111 111111 1111101 11110 111111 1101 10 111110111 101111001 1101110 11111 111 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 759 |
| Words | 179 |
| Sentences | 30 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 29 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 552 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 151 |
About this poem
This was written in 2017 back when writing was my only safe place. It was a way I could get MY side of things out without being gaslight that it was all in my head.
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