Analysis of Desire



Have you ever been so hurt you wouldn't let yourself

Have you ever been so in love you wouldn't let

Can you comprehend a future outside of me?

I can't for me is all I've been and all I'll ever be

I can't comprehend a future with you inside of me

It's an experience I lack but desire longingly


Scheme X X A A A A
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111110101 111011011101 11010101111 11111111011101 1101010110111 110100111010100
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 304
Words 62
Sentences 4
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 38
Words per stanza (avg) 10
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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