Analysis of Invisible
I see you through the painted face.
I see the you that you want to hide.
I've always seen you in my mind.
I see you each time I close my eyes.
That day we met, in that dreadful place,
It's been yours on each new lover's face.
The things I've said and feelings I've forced,
with the ones I've had since, and even before.
They had no clue, knew not their place.
But I knew you, they'd not replace.
Kept apart by circumstance.
Begged false gods for just a chance.
As if a game of kings or gods,
pleas were answered with a catch.
Years and years and lovers passed,
the broken hearts left in your wake.
I hear their laughter as my hopes wane,
for you'd been broken, and I too late.
I begged and pleaded to no avail,
but your pieces too many and your heart too frail.
Blinded by a poisoned love,
left in pain too many times.
My love does hold, but my soul, it aches,
I feel to blame for trusting fate.
My love, my heart, and all I could give,
to you, is now invisible…
But I stil see you…
Scheme | AX XX AA XX AA BB XX XX XC DD XX XC XX X |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110101 110111111 1111011 111111111 111101101 111111101 011101011 10111101001 11111111 1111111 101110 1111101 11011111 1010101 1010101 01011011 111101111 111100111 110101101 111011001111 1010101 1011101 111111111 11111101 111101111 11110100 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,017 |
Words | 241 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Invisible" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/138533/invisible>.
Discuss this Ryne Crabtree poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In