Analysis of Vinyl Window



In the shelter of my basement
No one can get to me
These four walls are my fortress
I’m happy to let life be
But everyone has a weakness
An Achilles heel, a flaw
None of us are bulletproof
There’s a crack in every wall
I’ve got a vinyl window
Where you can see the real me
The highs and lows are clear
The light shines in on me
 
Sometimes I channel Johnny
Or Bob speaks to how I feel
I might want to get the Led out
Or ride the hurricane with Neil
Bono, Pete, and Bruce
Too many voices for me to tell
Their words reflect my heaven
Or remind me of my hell.
 
In the center there is a hole
Where my heart used to be
I’ve spun so many circles
There’s not much left of me
Sometimes I’m in the groove
And every note rings true
“To Live is to Fly” by Townes
Stevie Ray’s electric blues.
 
“The Road Goes on Forever
And the Party Never Ends”
Isn’t really true
As we both know my friend
As the daylight fades to night
I close my eyes without a fear
When my needle no longer spins
It is your song I will hear.


Scheme ABCBCDEFGBHB BIJIKLML NBOBPQRS TUQVWHXY
Poetic Form
Metre 00101110 111111 1111110 1101111 1101010 1010101 111110 10101001 1101010 1111011 010111 011011 1 0111010 1111111 11111011 1101011 10101 110101111 1101110 1011111 1 00101101 111111 1111010 111111 011001 0100111 1111111 1010101 1 0111010 0010101 1101 111111 101111 11110101 11101101 1111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,028
Words 211
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 39
Lines Amount 39
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 772
Words per stanza (avg) 209

About this poem

A reflection of how music imitates life, and life imitates music.

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Written on February 07, 2023

Submitted by ileini86 on March 23, 2023

Modified on April 18, 2023

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