Analysis of Guilty
Jasper Guenther-Clark 2004 (california)
Guilty is charged.
my brain says, so I take a step then two then three,
I'll go as far as brain says to be free but they don't say stop,
Free free free is all I can think but is it enough no times three,
guilty guilty guilty,
it's not ok so I let myself back in for the day but it takes over me,
it's been a week and I still can't sleep,
not even one tiny blink,
I'm restless and tired and still in disbelief cause I know I'll never be free,
stuck between mourning and celebrating countdown began a long time ago,
but never thought I'd end up stuck in place but ready to go,
I beg you to stay but I'm the one who goes five hours away,
I'll miss you,
but not her,
them,
but not you,
cause you make me sick,
the thought in my head all dread from you,
but them,
for him,
they spread.
little smiles like songbirds versus ravens,
coughs in my head.
Scheme | ABCBBBDEBFFGHIJHKHJLMNM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 111111011111 111111111111111 1111111111101111 101010 1111111110101111101 110101111 1101101 1100100100111111011 10110010010101101 110111110111011 1111111011111001 111 110 1 111 11111 010111111 11 11 11 101111010 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 864 |
Words | 194 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 638 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 172 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem during a dark moment in my life when I was obsessed with losing weight and having a really hard time being with my family through covid feeling stuck.
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Written on October 10, 2021
Submitted by rileygc04 on October 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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