Analysis of The Cloak Bearer



My mind swarms as all that I expected reveals itself true.

Betrayal in blatant light, burning holes into heart.

My fears manifest into a shroud, dawned by you.

Black and heavy, this dark cape warns me to keep distance.

You wear it with ease, not collapsing under its endless weight.

You share a smile with the shadow from my past, the demon that you were aware of.

I turn my back, refusing to be drawn into the growing darkness of you.

As I move towards a glowing freedom, I can feel the gravity behind me bubbling.

I cover my ears, just in case.
I told you you would scream.


Scheme A X A X X X A X XX
Poetic Form
Metre 111111101001011 0100101101011 11100101111 1010111111110 111111010101101 1101101111010110011 1111010111010101011 11101010101110100011100 11011101 111111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 567
Words 109
Sentences 10
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 45
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 50
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted on March 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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