Analysis of THE IMAGE
Each morning as I get up out of bed,
all kinds of thoughts goes through my head.
In my heart I search for peace of mind,
just one certain answer I hope to find!
Another day with all things that are new,
just one certain answer in which is true.
Before an answer can be given to me,
a question must first be asked you see.
Who is that? will I find out today?
what is that? lest he should go astray.
The mirror does not tell me in words to hear,
but cast an image in which I fear.
A man standing there just looking at me,
as if a closer look he would like to see.
The look in his eyes at a steadfast glare,
as if with him I had something to share.
I see him once a day yet we do not speak,
maybe today I will ask him for what I seek.
As I make my way to the place I dread,
trying to start the conversation in my head.
As I step up to the mirror we stand face to face,
how he makes me feel so out of place.
For He copies every little thing I do,
so today I blurted out-just who the hell are you?
We spoke the same thing at the same time you see,
and once again he just copied me!
The answer to this question I may never know,
yet my walk in life to you, the answer He does show!
10-25-22
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Metre | 1101111111 11111111 011111111 1110101111 0101111111 1110100111 01110111011 010111111 111111101 111111101 01011110111 111100111 0110111011 11010111111 010111011 1111111011 11110111111 100111111111 1111110111 10110010011 1111101011111 111111111 111010010111 1011101110111 11011101111 010111101 010111011101 1110111010111 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,220 |
Words | 282 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 29 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 897 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 254 |
About this poem
A truth brought out using a mirrors image
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