Analysis of My misery doesn't need company



My misery doesn't need company

They say misery loves company, but see,
My misery works alone just he verses thee,
He thrives on the bleakness,
And the depravity of my loneliness,
While my guard is down he takes full advantage of my vulnerabilities
He attacks when I'm exposed, thinking hes beating my abilities,
Lurking he begins to stalk my thoughts
Attacking, and corrupting my mind with force
Awakening demons from the depths of my mind,
Haunting shadows I had banished away for being unkind,
They have risen up like a metaphorical, mental, tidal wave and it's heading for me,
It aims to drown my mind in a salty sea of self pity and misery,
As Self doubt, self loathing, and overthinking, drag me down
Regret, disappointment and jealousy weigh me to the ground,
My misery doesn't care for company, he works alone,
But try as he might he can't break my heart as it's turned to stone,
He continues to mentally torture me, with my own demons from the dark,
But my essence my soul continues to still light a little spark,
Pushing back the darkness and misery, bringing forth the light of day,
Filling my mind with hope that one day, misery may eventually just fade away.


Scheme A AABBCCXXDDAAXXEEFFGG
Poetic Form
Metre 1100101100 11100110011 110010111101 111010 00010011100 111111110101100100 10111011011010100 101011111 01000101111 010010101111 10111100111001 1110110010010101011011 1111110010111100100 11111001111 01010010011101 110010111001101 111111111111111 1010110010111110101 1110110101110101 10101001001010111 1011111111001010001101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,186
Words 228
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 20
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 44
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 464
Words per stanza (avg) 104

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Overcoming barriers that are hard in life and perseverance

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Submitted by #iwriteitall on November 16, 2023

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