Analysis of The Cost Of Nothingness

Mister D. Teach 1988 (Manila)



On a moonless night  
In the deep abyss  
The stars offered him eternal sleep  
"Will it hurt?", he asked

The river cold runs unending  
It beckoned him for a kiss  
Staring at his own reflection  
He sees no worth in that person  
So, come, come now and take it  
Take the cold river's offer without a doubt

The clear skies pushed her dark clouds away,  
but there was no sunshine, no warmth, no comfort  
It was rather an invitation  
An extending hand, cold yet dry  
He reached for it to grab on, he heard whispers to let it go  

A promise made, to be broken not  
At the end of it all is a rope in a knot  
Suspended with it was the last breath
The light fades as he gracefully danced with Death

On a moonless night
In the deep abyss
The stars whispered,  
"No, not for you - but for everyone who loved you."


Scheme ABxx xbccxx xxcxx ddee ABxx
Poetic Form
Metre 1011 00101 011010101 11111 01011010 1101101 10111010 11110110 1111011 10110100101 011101101 1111111110 11101010 10101111 111111111101111 010111101 101111101001 010111011 01111100111 1011 00101 0110 11111110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 824
Words 181
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 6, 5, 4, 4
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 121
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

The author's self-reflection on taking his own life.

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Written on October 02, 2022

Submitted by dennytomas on October 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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