Analysis of Melancholy
I glimpsed my melancholy in the mirror
The sadness of my spirit impossible to hide
I go through the motions everyday
Trying to push back thoughts of you
Even happy memories of my children make me want to cry
Those moments far away and gone
I meet with a friend and I slip off the sadness
Like a black slip sliding down my naked body
There is sliver of happiness under that layer of gloom
For a moment I am present and alive
I enjoy dinner and a drink
And keep my grief a secret
I pick up my cloak of dispiritedness
And numb myself with distraction
Doomscrolling on my phone
Searching for a hit of dopamine
Mindless I watch television to avoid my feelings
The next day my melancholy greets me again
Hello old friend, I see the void in your eyes
I take my sorrow for a walk
The tallest of trees welcome me in their canopy
The spirit of the forest absorbs my misery
I want to live here forever
I have become intimidate with my melancholy
We have become comfortable companions
As long he allows me other partners
I need a sordid love affair with joy, love, and forgiveness
I play some happy music
And enjoy my liaison with pleasure
Don’t worry melancholy I’ll come back home to you
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111000010 0101110010011 111010101 10111111 1010100111011111 11010101 111010111010 101110111010 111011001011011 10101110001 10110001 0111010 1111111 0111010 1111 10101110 1011100101110 01111001101 01111101011 11110101 0101110101100 0101010011100 11111010 110101011100 11011000010 1110111010 110101011110010 1111010 001101110 110100111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,193 |
Words | 232 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 1 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
About this poem
Feeling a bit sad lately due to the death of a friend but I'll recover. I just need a minute to feel my grief
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