Analysis of Lost Mind
I look at my grandmother, who’s my hero, and the greatest woman I’ve ever known,
As I look into her beautiful eyes, I wonder to myself where did the time go?
Eighty-six years of life stares back at me with very few words said,
She doesn’t remember me, her granddaughter, who loved her with all I have.
My eyes feel with tears as I try to understand,
How did she forget me, she’s all I’ve ever had.
I turn away, I don’t want her to see me cry,
As I do the only words I can say is, God why?
I face her again with a smile on my face but with a heavy heart,
And I know this is a new journey we now must start.
As days pass go by it only gets worse,
and it feels like I’ve received an awful curse.
I still go everyday to see the woman who no longer knows my name;
And although her mind is gone, mine is still the same.
I look at her with the same love and respect, and I’ll never let that go.
Today I cherish the memories I now carry for us both,
This will never change although her mind is gone,
I’ll love her as my hero, my grandmother, and the greatest woman I’ve ever known.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111011100010101101 11101010011101111011 1011111111110111 1101010101101111 11111111101 111011111101 110111101111 1110101111111 11001101111110101 0111101101111 1111111011 01111011101 111101110101110111 01011111101 111010110010110111 0111001001110111 1110110111 11011101100010101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,095 |
Words | 238 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 45 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 812 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 221 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem about my grandmother who is very dear to my heart.
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