Analysis of Your Heart
Your heart is so big, but not so strong.
When did you first hear that something was wrong?
If a doctor has told you, you have only so long,
Disregard the diagnosis, as you would a broken song.
I don't know much about miracles today,
But I believe the collective consciousness of love,
Is powerful enough to move things in an angelic way.
Selfishly, I hope you are deemed enough time to stay,
Five more years with this world, before recycling day.
Scheme | A A A A B X B B B |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111111 1111111011 1010111111011 0100101110101 11110110001 1101001010011 11000111101101 11111101111 1111110101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 438 |
Words | 82 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 39 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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