Analysis of Hurting

Natalie Lanuto 1982 (Illinois)



Lying in bed, my eyes resisting too close.
Thoughts and anger I try to dispose.
Thoughts of you stain my mind.
So many questions with answers I cannot find.

Hurt and confused as to why.
You'd always say you love me, but that was a repetitive lie.
I gave you all my love, but it wasn't enough.
Breaking my heart, you thought it made you tough.

I don't know what it is that you gain
When you push me around and see me in pain.
Do you feel empowered? Do you feel strong?
What did I do to you that was so wrong?

You ripped and shattered my soul.
Now all that's left of my heart is one giant hole.
Nothing but emptiness and darkness take its place.
My heart vanished without a trace.


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDEE FFGG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 10011101011 101011101 111111 110101101101 1001111 111111111001001 111111111001 1011111111 111111111 11110101101 1110101111 1111111111 1101011 111111111101 101100010111 11100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 663
Words 134
Sentences 16
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 130
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted by BunnyPurple on February 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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