Analysis of Empty yet full



I'm constantly empty
Yet always full
It's hard to think
I see the shadows when I blink.

Nor happy, nor sad
Am I going mad?
Am I crazy?
Thinking so many thoughts-
I can't begin to connect the dots


Scheme AXBB CCAXX
Poetic Form
Metre 110010 111 1111 1101111 11011 11101 1110 101101 110110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 196
Words 43
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 5
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 75
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

The poem is a way to express how my thought process has been working as of lately, and my struggle.

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Written on May 31, 2022

Submitted by Mercershardelle on May 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Shardelle Mercer

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