Analysis of Fear Of Heights
He wants to say 'I love you',
But he keeps it at 'goodnight',
Because love means some falling,
And she's afraid of heights.
She wants to say 'goodbye',
But keeps it at 'hello',
Because she know he cares,
And doesn't want her to let go.
He'll tell her 'I love you',
Instead of a 'goodnight',
Because he fears he'll lose her,
And he doesn't know he's right.
She'll tell him 'goodbye',
Instead of a 'hello',
Because she's found that love's impossible,
And is gone with wind's next blow.
He'll wish he said 'I love you',
Before he said 'goodnight,
Because then he may still have her,
Even to this night.
She'll wish she said 'goodbye',
Before she said 'hello',
Because she's torn beyond repair,
And her wounds are healing slow.
He wanted to say 'I love you',
But he kept it at 'goodnight',
Because it was him afraid of falling,
Not her afraid of heights.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 111111 0111110 010111 11111 111101 011111 01010111 110111 01101 0111110 0110111 1111 011001 0111110100 0111111 1111111 01111 01111110 10111 11111 011101 01110101 0011101 11011111 111111 0111101110 100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,016 |
Words | 155 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 628 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 155 |
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Submitted on August 08, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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