Analysis of Apologies
Apologies
But I'm falling backwards
Slipping in and out of sight
Can't be seen today in this dim light
Languishing in loves last bite
My mind is torn between my head
And my heart
I don't know where to start
Apologies
Familiar Street is looking worn
The pictures on the wall show a smiling face
But I can't remember those days
They seem such a long time a go
Apologies
I met you for the first
By the sea
I was on the beach
And you were in the café serving tea
When you spoke
My whole world broke
And nothing else mattered to me
Now I'm here
And the thought of your face
Make my mind break
I just want to destroy
Your internal flame
Your permanent fixture in my heart
Apologies
My words have turned to ice
Blocks of sentences trapped amongst the lies
Those talks we had which were filled with hate
Characters of malice
Hints of what was to become
Apologies
I have forgotten who once loved
It is easier to consign to oblivion
Then bring up those happy memories
Which are now shrouded in pain
Apologies
I saw you for a second time
Hunched up
Leaning against the poor painted railings
By the busy busy shelter
Shielding yourself from the rain
I'm sorry that I did not speak to you
Because ushering a phrase
Might recover those days
Which I want to forget
Apologies
I bonfire is burning
Time to throw my box of tricks
Into the roaring flames of broken sh*t
The sparks of excitement have gone out
Replaced by the fires of dread
Apologies
I saw you for the third time
You where licking your lollypop so suggestively
Seductively trying to get me into your grasp
Under your wicked charm
But I don't feel the same emotions
Which I put aside only for you
As I have moved on
I have changed
And I don't feel any shame
Apologies
But I can't return your stare
With the same flare in my eyes
My twinkle has turned into a dull, deadpan blink
I don't even care if you cry yourself to sleep
I have moved on
You'll live
Apologies
But those photographs
Drawings
And Letters
Scrawling handwritten notes
Are buried under the potatoes
All those dreams
Are sweltering in the greenhouse heat
Apologies
Don't worry
Just forget about me
Turn my memories into ashes
Only soot and blacked nightmares can remain
Apologies
But when we meet again
May this be the last?
Only I can't go on like this
I mean what do I do if she finds out?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0100 111010 1000111 111010111 1000111 11110111 011 111111 0100 01011101 01010110101 11101011 11101101 0100 111101 101 11101 010001101 111 1111 01011011 111 001111 1111 111101 10101 110010011 0100 111111 1110010101 111110111 100110 1111101 0100 11010111 1110010110100 111110100 1111001 0100 11110101 11 1001011010 10101010 1001101 1101111111 0110001 101011 111101 0100 110110 1111111 01010111011 011010111 1101011 0100 1111011 11101111 0100101110111 101101 111101010 111011011 11111 111 0111101 0100 1110111 1011011 11011010111 111011110111 1111 11 0100 1110 10 010 1101 110100010 111 11000011 0100 110 101011 111000110 101011101 0100 111101 11101 10111111 1111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,215 |
Words | 435 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 5, 14, 6, 5, 10, 6, 10, 7, 8, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 89 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 154 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on April 28, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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