Analysis of Broken Machines



We're all a bit broken
Our machines are not perfect
our gears are slowing  
our mind are malfunctioning

Yet we still try to repair
others
Before we repair
ourselves
thinking it's normal
to have rust in our system
and tears in out eyes

We try to be the mechanic
for others
But do we ever ask for help
or do we wait
and hope our gears
will keep going forever

We keep our problems
hidden inside
our little broken machines
Hoping that no one can hear
the ticking
as our system breaks down

So little broken machine
Let someone look inside
and help repair
our mind
that is ticking away
before you finally  
break down


Scheme XXAA BCBXXXX XCXXXX XDXXAE XDBXXXE
Poetic Form Etheree  (50%)
Tetractys  (23%)
Metre 110110 10011101 101110 10110100 1111101 10 01101 001 10110 11101010 01011 11110010 110 11110111 1111 01101 1110010 111010 1001 10101001 1011111 010 1101011 1101001 11101 0101 101 111001 011100 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 606
Words 115
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 7, 6, 6, 7
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on March 30, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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