Analysis of Tangled Ties



Scrambling to declutter the mess in my mind,
My perception of "crazy" ebbs and flows,
Leaving me trapped and tightly entwined,
In a bind that nobody knows.

What must I do to authenticate,
The reality that this is me, a screwed-up bird,
Trapped in a pear tree, in a sinking state?
It's time to speak before I am unheard.

Don't lock up the bottle of my self-doubt,
Or my wit will implode in pain.
Trust me, the damage will come about,
And the long, dark path will remain.

Let's talk it out, my friend, and find a way,
To break free and face a brighter day.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Poetic Form Shakespearean sonnet  (93%)
Metre 1001101011 1010110101 101101001 001111 11111010 01011110111 1001100101 1111011101 1110101111 11110101 110101101 00111101 1111110101 111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 557
Words 122
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 27

About this poem

This poem is about the struggle with distress, how one copes with it, and how it's perceived. What is "crazy"? Mental health is important and it's important we destigmatize what "crazy" is. I use nature as a metaphor to describe what goes on in the human mind.

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Written on April 11, 2023

Submitted by jaden.jacoby-cooper25 on April 13, 2023

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Jaden Jacoby-Cooper

I'm a 16 year old high school sophomore in New York City. I love writing, especially poetry, as well as dance and mental health/suicide prevention advocacy. In my free time, I love reading mysteries and rom-coms, as well as dancing in my room and hanging out with friends. more…

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