Analysis of Chasing lights
I let the curtains fall ,
Letting the lights in .
Unveiling the layers of darkness ,
Giving my room space to let it shine .
I watch as the walls glow ,
And the surrounding becomes brighter,
Taunting me to look at myself,
Who is becoming slowly darker .
Forcing myself , I look up into my eyes ,
And I find those brown orbs sparkle under sunlight.
But my visibly puffed eyes that are getting redder ,
Questions me in a whisper ,
who am I ?
Everyday caging myself inside me ,
I let people believe I'm golden.
Leaving the broken bleeding me to run in a maze ,
Chasing the endless blackness , desperately looking for light .
But I live on believing in the day ,
When the light will cover me like the mist in deep forest .
I'll break free from my own cage ,
And watch my true self gleam,
truly knowing who I am .
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Metre | 110101 10010 010010110 101111111 111011 000100110 1011111 110101010 1011110111 01111110101 1110011111010 1010010 111 10111011 111001110 1001010111001 100101010001011 1111010001 10111011010110 1111111 011111 1010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 814 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 22 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 618 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 164 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem when I was in the phase of my life where everything was uncertain to me . I was caged by my own mind and I was working on myself to be able to uncage me , and fly free .
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