Analysis of Am I?

Jesús R. Nara 1999 (Morelos)



I am a breeze that does not know how kind it is.
I am a cliff that does not know how close it is to the edge.

I am a gem that does not know how valuable it is.
I am a larva that does not know how to escape its cocoon.

I am a mountain that does not know how elevated it is.
I am a volcano that does not know how it has yet to erupt.

I am the twig unaware of how fragile it is.
I am the branch that does not know how much shade it provides.

I am the bark unaware of how scarred it is.
I am the trunk that does not know how much sap it has stored inside.

I am the leaf unaware of how green it is.
I am the tree that does not know how much it has grown.

I am the fruits that have hung on for too long.
I am the seeds that have fallen who look up in envy at those who have not.

I am the roots that have become accustomed to the darkness.
I am the flowers that have somehow managed to dance all throughout the night.


Scheme AX AX AX AX AX AX XX XX
Poetic Form
Metre 110111111111 110111111111101 11011111110011 1101011111101101 110101111110011 11001011111111101 110101111011 11011111111101 11010111111 1101111111111101 11010111111 1101111111111 11011111111 1101111011101011111 110111010101010 11010111101110101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 917
Words 224
Sentences 16
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 43
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

In this poem I attempt to answer the question, "who am I?" by critiquing myself and doing some deep reflection. I also tackle the internal struggles and contradictions that I have. Basically, I don’t know who I really am.

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Written on December 28, 2022

Submitted by Jesus3 on September 27, 2023

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Jesús R. Nara

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