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 |
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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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