Analysis of Chasing Magic Dragons
Ever since that night we met,
You changed my life in many ways.
With the splendor of your essence,
You hooked me with your charming ways.
Chasing dragon's through the night.
Until the break of dawn.
Inhaling all its breath.
Until the smokes all gone.
One puff of you was all it took.
You took me by surprise.
Stayed with me until this day.
You never left my side.
You taste as sweet as honey.
Appear so crystal clear.
So magical inside the wand.
Smiling from ear to ear.
Then when your spent.
You turn my smile upside down.
Body's hurting, muscles ache.
Out comes my evil frown.
When I look into the mirror.
My eyes are not the same.
My reflection is demonic.
And my persona is insane.
Its all fun and games.
Until someone gets hurt.
Shattered family, life in jail.
Or six feet under dirt.
On bended knees I beg of you.
Please leave my life alone.
Decomposing like a zombie.
My flesh hangs from my bones.
You took me from myself.
In such a scandalous way.
Just one more hit before you go
And I'll be on my way.
Alone again and evil frowned.
In search of change to scrounge.
Restless eyed I will not stop.
Until that dragons found.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XXCX DXXX XEXE XXXX XFXF XXDX XCXC GXXG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) Etheree (33%) |
Metre | 1011111 11110101 10101110 11111101 1010101 010111 010111 010111 11111111 111101 1110111 110111 1111110 011101 11000101 101111 1111 1111111 1010101 111101 11101010 111101 10101010 01010101 11101 01111 10100101 111101 11011111 111101 0101010 111111 11111 0101001 11110111 011111 01010101 011111 1011111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,144 |
Words | 261 |
Sentences | 37 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
This poem is about a powerful substance that takes control over one's life. Desperately seeking a way out and regrets of giving in to it the very first time and realizing it is unescapable and not having the power to live without the addiction.
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Written on September 25, 2022
Submitted by jezzter on January 14, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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