Analysis of Covered in Sores



-Covered in Sores

I want bandages all over my body
  for all the mental anguish that I fell
    So everyone knows I'm hurting
      and can see the pain is real
I want a cut for every bad memory
  and bleed profusely on the floor
    Until my skin looks like a war zone
     and my body's covered in sores
I want a scar for every anxiety pill
  my mouths been forced to take
    So everyone can finally see
      my minds about to break
I want bandages all over my body
  for this disease you all ignore
    Until depressions considered a sickness
      my body stays covered in sores


Scheme a BxxxbcxaxdbdBcxa
Poetic Form
Metre 1001 11100110110 1101010111 1101110 0110111 110111001100 01010101 011111011 01101001 1101110001001 111111 11011001 110111 11100110110 11011101 01010010010 11011001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 615
Words 109
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 16
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 215
Words per stanza (avg) 53

About this poem

For those who suffer with mental illnesses

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Written on June 06, 2021

Submitted by Alfredgremsly on January 12, 2023

Modified on March 30, 2023

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