Analysis of This Needs To Be Said
This Needs To Be Said
A broken heart needs time to mend
So why does taking care of myself
Feel like a crime or an open door
For thieves to take advantage of?
Feelings, desires and dreams…
These are not toys to play with
Promises of forever
Tattooed on my flesh
Burn as a pyre
Reminders of neglect
Breadcrumbs of attention
Litter my life with ashes.
The afterlife of love lost is solitude
Affections and companionship
Must give way to reflection
Compassion to oneself
Healing and forgiveness
For mistakes made
Compromises gone wrong
Betrayals in the back
And trust taken from me
The trail I blaze now
Vibes on a new frequency
Only for those who care to listen.
Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
No part of this poem may be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any way or form or by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the author.*
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|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 01011111 11110111 110111101 11110101 1001001 1111111 1001010 01111 11010 010101 11010 1011110 010111110 0100010 1111010 01011 100010 1011 10011 010001 011011 01111 1101100 101111110 101101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 926 |
| Words | 170 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 12, 12, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 27 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Affirming your right and time to heal from a broken relationship
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