Analysis of The Silent Lover

Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)



Is it deep, raspy or croaky?
Silence shouts back like a trumpet.
Is it soft, tender or low key?
Portrait stares like French crumpet.
Is it laced with a Texan drawl when he says enamored
Or like one in a brawl as everyone clamored.
Could it be an echo from a distance call
Or a vibration against the wall?
Oh! How I long to hear the voice of my silent lover
At midnight when sleep eludes
I think I hear a whisper
Softly spoken, just cooed
A low growl, but crisper
Moist, aroused, he’s left me to wander
as I touch myself to a lifetime of wonder.


Scheme ABABCCDDEFEBEEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011 10111010 11110111 101111 11110101111010 11100111010 11111010101 100100101 11111101111010 111101 1111010 101011 011110 101111110 1111101110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 551
Words 117
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 423
Words per stanza (avg) 107

About this poem

Relationship with someone who chooses not to speak.

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Written on September 10, 2022

Submitted by Abbykesington on September 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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