Analysis of Whispers

Nichola "Nicki" Topolnicki 1972 (Colorado Springs, Colorado)



He calls to me…for me…
He whispers in my ear...(head?)
I cannot resist…his voice…
the pull I can’t stop…like a moth to the flame, I’m drawn…

Reaching…the touch
I catch my breath before its stolen
How dare he? … how dare i…

A fix… a need… ah…I call out to him
I cannot stop—his touch I  yearn for…he is a drug to me...intoxicating…
I know he could ruin me…destroy me…
Yet….he whispers…”come to me my love…”

Does he know… what he does?
How he shatters my heart and electrifies me with every touch?
His voice puts me in a trance like poison…my breath catches….

Controlled only by his desire…I feel his need…
This constant game of come and go in the shadows…
To pull away…

I say I’m done…he pulls me close and whispers….again…


Scheme AXXX BXX XXAX CBC XXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 1100111 1100111 0111110110111 1001 111101110 111111 0101111111 110111111110111 1111101011 111011111 111111 1110110010111001 11110011101110 0110110101111 11011101001 1101 1111111101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 799
Words 147
Sentences 10
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

This was written for those who are in "forbidden" relationships that have since degraded to only physical in nature... She is still, very much "addicted" to his touch...

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Written on July 10, 2022

Submitted by eykcyn on July 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Nichola "Nicki" Topolnicki

I'm 50 years old. I am a wife, mother, and a nurse. I am a Diabetes Nurse Educator. I live with my family and currently 3 cats. I love reading fantasy, science fiction, and murder mysteries. I am also a solitary practicing witch, following my own path and conforming to none. I am kind to all living creatures. more…

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