Analysis of Inhale, exhale
You know what? Sat here listening to his breathing.
His loud, loud breathing I notice more and more about him.
The hesitation before each exhale like a predator to its prey.
the panic of each inhale like he’s constantly taking his last, or he hopes.
I listen to the pattern of his breath leaving his soft lips like the thoughts that pass through his mind daily.
The re-occurring thought that tells him he is unworthy of that next breath.
That deep breath that he draws right from the tip of his toes to the very point of his lungs expansion, just to make him feel.
I hear his cry for help upon his inhale followed by the sound of his courage upon his exhale.
So you know what ? Sat here listening to his breathing.
His loud,loud breathing, I’m not annoyed, I’m just proud that he is.
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Metre | 111111001110 11110110101011 00100110110100111 0101101111001011111 1101010111101111011111110 010101111110101111 11111111011111010111101011111 1111110110110101111001101 1111111001110 11101101111111 |
Characters | 800 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 62 |
Words per line (avg) | 15 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 615 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 150 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem while I was on FaceTime to my boyfriend. He had fell asleep on the call after he had a tough night. The words fell into place in my mind and I knew I needed to write them down as I thought one day someone may need to read these words and be inspired by their own courage.
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