Analysis of Another Day



Another day I rise from my bed
trying to wrap around my head
the battles that I've fought
and lost in vain.
Pretending when in pain
to keep from going insane.
Noone can see my heart,
encapsulated in this tomb of bones,
just begging to be free
from this crippling disease
that has imprisoned me.
The world keeps passing by.
I sit alone wondering why
and then I cry!
Wish I could be myself again.
Wish I could stand up straight and bend
just for today anyway
maybe the pain will fade away.
So quietly I sit and pray.
Tomorrow is another day!


Scheme AABCCCDEFGFHHHIJKKKK
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 010111111 10110111 010111 0101 010101 1111001 11111 010001111 110111 1110001 110101 011101 11011001 0111 1111101 11111101 110110 10011101 11001101 0110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 539
Words 113
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 425
Words per stanza (avg) 103

About this poem

This poem is a snapshot of a day in the life of someone with an autoimmune disease and the pain and isolation they may feel. It is inspired by my own struggles with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

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Written on March 10, 2024

Submitted by annetted.87475 on March 11, 2024

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Annette Dickinson

Annette Dickinson is a Bermudian poet who has just published her first book of poetry, VITAL VERSES. more…

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