Analysis of Retained
The empty rooms feel emptier
and I wish I could have told you
but the more I can't feel your presence
the more I want to hold you
The days feel longer now,
now that I can't tell you what I wanted to
but the more I can't feel your presence
the more I need to hold you
Metaphorically I'm the grown up
but I will always be your child
and I still need you to know
I have loved you, I love you and I will always love you
but now that you aren't here I wish I could have told you
because now I can't feel your presence
and I really need to hold you
| Scheme | abCbdbCbefgbbcb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011100 01111111 101111110 0111111 011101 11111111101 101111110 0111111 01001011 1111111 0111111 1111111011111 11111011111111 011111110 01101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 546 |
| Words | 122 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 418 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
About this poem
The title is called retained because people tend to hide their affection towards there parents. I wrote this poem inspired by a story where a mother dies her son tries to tell her how he loved her but was too late. I imagined myself in such situation and wrote how I would feel.
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Written on December 12, 2021
Submitted by krishna96871234 on August 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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