Analysis of Cariad
Mariyum Kaleem Toor 2002 (Lahore)
Look at me one last time before we fall apart.
Look at me one last time before our love depart.
Look at me from where you stand above on a pedestal I created.
Look at me from where you stand on a throne you once hated.
Look at me one more time before you break my heart.
Look at me one more time before you look for a new start.
Look at me with your tear filled eyes just like the time you confessed.
Look at me with your tear filled eyes just like the time we professed.
Look at me through the curtain of your lashes as if I am your last.
Look at me through the curtain of your lashes without drawing a contrast.
Look at me even when I am not looking just like you used to do.
Look at me even when I am not looking, so what if our love is now blue?
Look at me as though nothing could go wrong if you and I are ‘we’
Look at me as though nothing could turn you against my decree.
Look at me as though nothing could make you look away.
Look at me as though nothing could make you go astray.
Look at me like nothing has changed for the worst.
Look at me like I am someone you will never desert.
Look at me for I am looking at you like you are my world.
Look at me for I know I was once everything to your absurd.
Look at me for I am on the stake of ruins like you had said.
Look at me for you were and you are my salvation Cariad.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111011101 1111110110101 111111101101001010 11111111011110 111111011111 11111101111011 111111111101101 111111111101101 11110101110111111 111101011100110010 11110111110111111 11110111110111101111 1111110111110111 111111011101101 1111110111101 1111110111101 11111011101 1111111111010 111111101111111 111111111101101 1111111011101111 11111001110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,332 |
Words | 302 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 22 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 46 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,022 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 282 |
About this poem
Just when you thought nothing could go wrong, you were left wailing in the dirt as a punishment.
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Written on April 05, 2023
Submitted by Mariyum on May 02, 2023
Modified on May 04, 2023
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