Analysis of Sunsets We Can’t Share



Sunsets We Can't Share

The echo of your laughter haunts the stairwell now,
A phantom melody in rooms where silence reigns.
We built a castle on the moon, swore vows beneath the willow,
Yet time has shifted tides, and washed away the plains.

Your eyes, once oceans where my soul would swim,
Are glacial pools reflecting skies I cannot claim.
The firefly spark, that danced within your grin,
Flickers like a dying ember, whispering our name.

We speak the same language, but the words are cold,
Each syllable is a shard that cuts with chilling grace.
Our hands, once intertwined, now tell a different story,
Two branches on a tree, growing in separate space.

I trace your ghost upon the faded photograph,
The lines carved deep upon our younger, happier face.
But years have etched their own, a cruel and silent graph,
Leaving strangers where once love had found its place.

In your life’s dance, you reflected skies’ vibrant hues,
Amidst shattered vows, our paths amble anew.
After all the broken promises, sorrows holds sway,
And now I’ll watch the sunsets we can’t share as they fade away.

And oh, the irony, the bitter truth it holds,
That even in the mirror, I cannot find the same.
The mirrored gaze reflects a stranger, weary, cold,
Lost in time's relentless game.

So I release you, ghost of what we were,
With tearful gratitude for sunlit days.
And though the ache will linger, sharp and clear,
I'll learn to love the stranger in the maze.

For even shattered hearts hold whispered light,
A testament to what was, though it is gone.
And in the ruins, where dreams took flight,
I'll build a haven, till a new dawn.


Scheme X XAXA XBXB CDXD EDED XXFF XBCB XGXG HIHI
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 01011101011 010100011101 11010101110101 111101010101 1111011111 110101011101 0101110111 10101010100101 11011010111 1100101111101 101100111010010 110101100101 11110101010 01110110101001 1111110100101 10101111111 011110101101 011011011001 1010101001011 01110111111101 010100010111 1100010110101 010101010101 1010101 1101111110 11010111 0101110101 1111010001 1101011101 01001111111 000101111 110101011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,631
Words 324
Sentences 16
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 32

About this poem

The poem depicts the dissolution of a relationship and the accompanying feelings of longing, regret, and acceptance. It is reflective and melancholic, and tries to capture the essence of lost love and the passage of time.

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Submitted by kratikakushwaha06 on April 26, 2024

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Kratika Kushwaha

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