Analysis of Boundaries/Shift of Power
Don't play me like a fool for I won't fail.
Don't paint me the bad guy and hang me by that nail.
Don't use me like a commodity meant to expire.
Don't leave me hanging like a bird on that wire.
Stop with the games like a child.
Stop that nonsense, it makes my pulse go wild.
Stop pushing and pulling me this way and that.
Stop making promises and leaving me flat.
I gave away my self respect and power, now I am taking it all back.
I am not cruel and manipulative like you are behind my back.
I deserve better than that and, damnit, I matter.
It's like an old baseball game and you need a new batter.
I have cut the ties that once did bind.
I will never allow myself to be treated unkind.
Shame on you for each and every slight.
Shame on me for avoiding each fight.
Shame is all you should be allowed to feel.
I know now that at least I can say I kept it real.
Sandy O'Donovan
11/23/2021
Scheme | AAXB CCDD EEBBFF GGHH XX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1111011111 111011011111 1111001001101 111101011110 1101101 1110111111 11001011101 11010001011 1101110101011110111 11110001001110111 101101101110 11111110110110 111011111 1110011111001 1111101001 111101011 1111110111 1111111111111 100100 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 910 |
Words | 202 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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