Analysis of Flashbacks

Siena Foo 2010 (Minneapolis)



Tuesday morning, the last day of short sleeves and skirts
First time I saw you, no idea how much it would hurt
You gave me a reason to get up every morning
And as I smiled at you, I didn't listen to the warnings

Fifteen days later, you're still my everyday friend
And I was still a wide eyed girl, not wanting it to end
Even after the rainstorms, and the things that you said
My needy heart didn't leave you, it ignored your flaws instead

You knew I didn't stand a chance, you used me like a doll
I didn't come to my senses 'till you had pushed me to fall
I tried to speak up to you, tried to speak what I thought
But you wouldn't hear a word from me, in your trap I was caught

Two words, so much meaning, I just can't believe that it's true
"It's over" are probably the last words I'll hear from you
You don't seem affected by me, your heart can move on
You have so many friends, I can't believe that you're gone

Even now that it's over, I can't help going back
To when you were there for me, and I still get the flashbacks
And that old knitted sweater, the one that you outgrew
It still hangs in my closet, and I'll never forget you

Three months gone, and I'm not broken hearted anymore
Notes that we passed, they were collecting dust in my drawer
But now I'm taking them out, reading them one by one
And I guess it was worth it, because we both had fun


Scheme XXXX AABB XXXX CCXX XXCC DDEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (33%)
Metre 101001111101 11111101011111 11101011110010 011111110101010 011101111011 01110111110111 101001001111 110110111011101 11110101111101 110111101111111 1111111111111 111010111011111 11111011101111 11011000111111 1110101111111 1111011101111 1011110111101 1110111011101 011101001111 11101100110011 111011101001 1111100101011 1111011101111 0111111011111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,360
Words 276
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 43
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 174
Words per stanza (avg) 45

About this poem

This tells the story of a relationship that didn't work out. At first, it seemed perfect. But eventually, I came to my senses and ended it. I was broken for a while, but in the end I was over it.

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Written on January 27, 2022

Submitted by drgerryfoo on October 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Siena Foo

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