Analysis of Overthinking
Overthinking, a burden we bear,
In our minds, it takes root and grows there.
Simple tasks become mountains to climb,
As we analyze every move, every time.
The weight of decisions feels like a chain,
Keeping us stuck, unable to gain
Any momentum or progress made,
As our thoughts become a barricade.
We second-guess every word we say,
Worried about how others may stray
From our true intentions, our heart's desire,
Lost in a maze of doubt and mire.
Simple pleasures become fraught with worry,
As we dissect each moment, in a hurry
To find flaws and faults in our every action,
Crippling ourselves with self-infraction.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 101011 0101111011 101011011 111010011001 0110101101 101101011 10010111 110101010 1101100111 100111011 1101010101010 10011101 1010011110 11011100010 1110101010010 10000111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem to show the struggle of overthinking and to make others not feel alone
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