Analysis of Addiction

Sasha Harris 1991 (Wv)



Fuck you fentanyl.
I’ll have you chasing me down this path
I’ll have you biting hands that feed you
Only when I’m there will you feel at ease
And like you’re dying when I leave you
You won’t know yourself anymore
I’ll take your house, your kids, your pride
After just one little taste of me
You’ll do anything for your next high
The shakes, the sweats, total withdrawal
I’ll leave you lying in your bed
I’ll have you making deals for your soul
Until you eventually end up dead
I’ll watch the life slowly leave you
As your addiction becomes the focus
I’ll watch your loved ones watch you suffer
As you pretend no one can notice.


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Poetic Form
Metre 111 111101111 111101111 1011111111 011101111 1110101 11111111 101110111 11101111 010110010 11110011 111101111 01101000111 11011011 1101001010 111111110 110111110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 665
Words 134
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 493
Words per stanza (avg) 118
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Written on May 14, 2023

Submitted by Sashalenaecook on May 14, 2023

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