Analysis of Harbouring Doubt



Sat on the sofa arm,
Charmed by the dark of the garden,
Letting my mind wander my thoughts unguarded
In that moment, more than I could feel, my doubt came home
From a long holiday away
Around the corner and over the hill
And we sat a while talking
And they sat next to the love in my life
Dulling the flame that burned so bright
Telling me to push it down deep
To bury it and let someone dig it up when I let them in
A treasure no one wants to find
One that no one wants to have
A treasure that kept me harbouring doubts.


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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 532
Words 121
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 409
Words per stanza (avg) 108

About this poem

When I wrote this I was beginning to lean back into some negative behaviours; stress eating etc. And it was about how alone I felt despite knowing that I wasn't alone at all.

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Written on February 24, 2023

Submitted by Ajcc20 on February 24, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Alexander Campbell

I grew up just outside of London and got lost in a world of books and stories; I have remained there ever since - just travelling between tales. more…

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