Analysis of Carving changes for love
Tell me you do not love me anymore-and I will look down with pride at my virgin wrists,
Maybe love was not meant for me?
But I will not stop changing until it is,
I will map the changes on my face and body with blood-red ink,
Slimmer here and your words less harsh,
Hope that your eyes become less cruel and my heart less soft,
And remind myself this is not my final form,
Tell me what turned you away, please,
So I may carve that part of myself away, please,
Would you love me, if you met me now?
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111101011111111101 10111111 11111100111 1110101110101111 10101111 11110111001111 00111111101 11111011 11111111011 111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 499 |
| Words | 110 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 382 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
About this poem
The poem is about self-image, the painful process of self-modification, feelings of inadequacy and a desire to change themselves to become more lovable It explores the lengths to which people go to feel worthy of love even when in a great deal of pain, prompting readers to reflect on their own experiences with love, acceptance, and self-image.
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