Analysis of Did I say?



We were relaxed
The first glasses of Rose D’anjou half empty
She asked many questions of me
In perfect french

Mama Deux did a good job translating
She hung on her seat
“What is he saying!”
In perfect french

And so it went
I seemed to answer all the questions
I was eager to share, myself
In clumsy french
And english

And so it was…..
So natural, real, innocent, pure
But I wanted her to know
Whatever she wanted

For I wished……
That after she knew me
She would want more
I already did, of her……

Said she was a widow 2 years
He was a great man, I am sure
Two children, 19 and 30
I met her daughter the day before

We danced to some blues
She was eager yet hesitant
Only two years…..
We managed, i felt the hesitation

Then I twirled her
Like a bride at a wedding
We had fun
She kissed my neck
I blacked out for a second

I think of him, though we never met
I tell him, only if he accepts me
I know he wished to still be there
I know he would want her to be happy

How can I love so deep?
After three days
And 3 lifetimes of errors
We prayed before I left

Emmanuelle…..
it means “God is with us”
Now I am praying,
2 short days later

4,000 miles away
She said “our hearts are the same”
“I doubt I could ever love again”
I said…….


Scheme xaaB cxcB xxxbx xdxx xaef gdhe xxgi fcixh xaxa xxxx xxcf xxxx
Poetic Form Tetractys  (44%)
Etheree  (38%)
Metre 1001 0110111110 11101011 0011 1011011010 11101 11110 0011 0111 111101010 1110111 0101 010 0111 110011001 1110011 10110 111 110111 1111 1010110 1110101 11011111 1100 110100101 11111 11101100 1011 110110010 1110 1011010 111 1111 1111010 111111101 1111011011 11111111 1111101110 111111 1011 01110 110111 1 111111 11110 1110 101 11101101 111110101 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,271
Words 270
Sentences 6
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

During the party before my departure. Emmanuelle introduced her friend, “Mama deux”. She called herself Emmanuelle's other wife. She could speak both english and french….. her confidant and translator…… Right now I am going through major changes ……. I committed to death alone with my God… On top of Renegade Mtn…. I am ready to move to Belgium next week, and am able….. this is chapter two of many I hope… I sent her a friendly message two days ago…. . now I wait, And try to be somewhat normal….. Please let this not be a cruel trick 

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Submitted by DragonSlayer99 on June 12, 2023

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