Analysis of GRASPING TIGHTLY

Raven69 1969 (Lakeland)



I never meant to hurt you,
I know
Am not exactly right.
I didn't mean to go there,
And stay the entire night.
My lust for love
Is evil,
To be touched
And tightly squeezed.
Every time,
I am near him
I get weak,
In my knees.
Trying to be faithful,
Trying to be a good wife
There is something,
Deep within me
I have enjoyed,
My entire life.
He penetrates
My passion,
By a simple kiss
Or the way,
He strokes my hair.
The thought of him
Excites me,
With a phone call
Am already there.
Why can't I stop this,
And give my love
To just one man.
I don't see it
In my future,
I don't think
It's designed,
For my life plan.
So apologies
I extend to you,
I hope
I didn't scar your heart.
I should
Have been honest,
And straight forward
And confessed,
From the very start.


Scheme ABCDCEFGHIJKLFMNOPMQRSTDJOUDSEVWXYZVLA1 2 3 4 5 6 2
Poetic Form Tetractys  (53%)
Metre 1101111 11 110101 1101111 0100101 1111 110 111 0101 1001 1111 111 011 101110 1011011 1110 1011 1101 10101 110 110 10101 101 1111 0111 011 1011 10101 11111 0111 1111 1111 0110 111 101 1111 10100 10111 11 110111 11 1110 0110 001 10101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 759
Words 180
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 45
Lines Amount 45
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 573
Words per stanza (avg) 153

About this poem

About a woman not meaning to hurt her husband but can't help herself.

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Written on July 31, 2022

Submitted by Raven69 on July 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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