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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Poetic Form
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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Submitted by aryaanwesa18 on January 18, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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