Analysis of Tired
I am just tired.
I am tired of feeling less than enough.
I am tired of the constant begging for your attention.
I am tired of parenting on my own.
I am tired of the what ifs, the how comes, and the broken promises.
I am tired of the “I’ll be better” statements.
So tired of seeing read 6:07 pm or whatever time you decide to finally read my texts I’ve sent all day and not getting a response.
I am tired of being a second thought.
I am tired seeing my friends go on happy dates and seeing them smiling real smiles in their photos.
I am tired of the “idk” as a response to me pouring my heart out.
I am tired of sleeping alone.
I am tired of feeling less than enough.
So tired of making excuses as to why you aren’t around. As to why you let me down again. As to why you have yet another excuse to not be here.
I am tired of feeling like I did something wrong when I don’t hear from you.
I am tired of the constant ache in my heart.
I am tired of watching our son smile and grow while you aren’t here.
Don’t misunderstand me I love watching his smile grow as he looks directly at me with the blue eyes he got found me. But I am tired of wishing you were he to see how much he looks like you when he smiles.
I am tired of picturing a life with someone who is probably isn’t picturing a life with me.
I am tired on running conversations that we have had through my head and wondering where it all went wrong.
I am tired of hearing you say in my head over and over again “this is it for me. You are stuck with me forever.”
I am just tired.
I
Am
Just
Tired.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110 11101101101 111010101011010 11101100111 111010110110010100 111010111010 110110111110111110011111110110001 11101100101 111010111110101011011011 111010110011110111 111011001 11101101101 11011001011111001111111101111111010011111 1110110111101111111 111010101011 111011010110111101 10011111011111101011101111111111011010111111111111 1110110001111110011000111 11101100101111111010011111 11101101101110010011111111111010 11110 1 1 1 10 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,598 |
Words | 343 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 48 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,191 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 320 |
About this poem
This poem is about realizing that love can be tiring, especially if you love the wrong person. The sense of tiredness is mentally and physically exhausting and takes a toll on a person.
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