Analysis of The Child Within
THE CHILD IN ME CRIES OUT~
with such pain and confusion
I spank her~ send her to bed
LEAVE ME ALONE~
THE CHILD IN ME CRIES OUT~
asking for comfort and consoling
Stop~ I have no time for you
LEAVE ME ALONE~
THE CHILD IN ME CRIES OUT~
with complete anguish
Go Away~ I am fixing my Life
LEAVE ME ALONE~
THE. CHILD. IN. ME. CRIES. OUT~
I LISTEN………
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| Scheme | A b x C A x x C A x x c a b xx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010111 1110010 1101011 1101 010111 101100010 1111111 1101 010111 10110 101111011 1101 010111 110 1 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 559 |
| Words | 93 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 15 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
About this poem
I wrote this many years ago, when I was integrating oneself to wholeness. I am writing this from memory that I shall never forget.
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Written on August 14, 1993
Submitted by Caliconine on October 21, 2023
Modified by Caliconine on October 21, 2023
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