Analysis of Never Really Gone
That ulcer
in his
consciousness
bleeding
to be heard
A canker
of a
muted past
abscessing
every word
Cold sores
of detention
that fade
but never
cure
A virus
of his
hopes and dreams
recurring
— untoward
(Septa R5 Train: May, 2024)
Scheme | ABCDEAXXDE XXXAXCBXDX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110 01 100 10 111 010 10 101 1 1001 11 1010 11 110 1 010 11 101 010 001 10111 |
Characters | 236 |
Words | 47 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 1 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 9 |
Words per line (avg) | 2 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 61 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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