Analysis of Ripped Wide Open

Angela Crabtree 1982 (maine)


Ripped Wide Open

Wounds that once were healed are now ripped wide open. Time has passed and thoughts were lost. You walked in and it all flooded back. Thoughts and feelings I'd never thought I'd have to face again. Heart racing as though it may explode from my chest. Trying to erase memories from lives past I lose myself control. Feelings that had been locked away for what was supposed to be an eternity have now resurfaced and begun flooding my brain. Drowning my soul in a way that was unhealthy. Stop. Open yourself up to the possibility of change. Try to forgive and forget all over again. Wounds that once were healed have now been ripped at the seams. Try and stop the bleeding emotions before you lose yourself again. Memories that were supposed to be locked away forever have now come to resurface. Stop. Take it as it comes and sew up the wounds once again. The bleeding can now stop and the true healing can now begin.

©By: Angela M. Crabtree
 1-6-2011

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Poetic Form
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Characters 964
Words 175
Sentences 19
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 2
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 192
Words per line (avg) 44
Letters per stanza (avg) 255
Words per stanza (avg) 58
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Submitted by angelac.31848 on October 16, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Angela Crabtree

Angela Crabtree is a woman in long-term recovery who started writing in 1996 as a form of emotional release. She uses her life experiences as inspiration for pieces. Angela believes in her ability to draw you into the emotion behind the poem. Angela believes in giving back to her community by advocating for those who need it. She is a member of the MaineMOM Advisory Council. She has done Training with Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Behavioral Health OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone, and Safety) program. Angela is a mom, aunt, sister, daughter, student, and more. She believes in helping professionals understand the disease of addiction and how it works. She has faced stigma and unfair treatment in active use and recovery. Her passions are photography, writing, spending time with her family, and art. She continues to display integrity despite the stigma she faces. more…

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