Analysis of To Suffocate
A.D. Small 1987 (Indiana)
If I could turn back the time, when clocks stopped
I feel like, I'd be able to put the pieces back together, like I was on top
To let you go, and move on, makes it hard to inhale
Like using all your might, to grab a hold of something that's gone stale
I will remember you're presence, it was strong here
You had a way of making things move with only one gear
Like glue on ivory, you held things together
You'd be able to light a candle with a wet match, you were very clever
Time moves slow now, like a ant down a hill
Echoes of laughter, now stand still
The beings that use to exist, now feel small
The sorrows that ponder, carry me down the hall
I wanted to tell you to be strong, but I was scared
I wanted to scream at you to fight, but I just stared
The words bottled within, but they did not fall out of my lips
But, they just lied dying, like cold fingertips
I was sad and weak and broken
The words died inside of me, uttered but not spoken
I always beat myself up over the bruises in life
Just a sad, little girl, staring at a kitchen knife
I want to be like the person you was a long time ago
Before life took over and became a shit show
But, still I push forward, and only the Lord knows why
And, still I sit, with the thoughts that eat me alive
Because, one day I know I'll surpass the hate that breaks me
Then, maybe dear Jesus, I'll be free
A.D. Small
November 18, 2018
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Metre | 1111101111 111111011010101011111 1111011111101 1101111101110111 110101101111 11011101111011 111100111010 1110110101011101010 1111101101 10110111 01011101111 010110101101 1101111111111 1101111111111 011001111111111 1111101110 11101010 0110111101110 111111001001 1011011010101 111110101101101 011110001011 1111100100111 011110111101 01111110101111 110110111 11 010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,397 |
Words | 287 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 26, 2 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 532 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 141 |
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Submitted by amberp.35129 on December 23, 2021
Modified by amberp.35129 on January 19, 2024
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