Analysis of Dance With Emptiness



You are not here, my sweetheart.
I miss each moment that we've shared.
My chest feels something I have fought –
Some coldness shows me its glare.

I am preparing my arms to give a hug
And then embrace nothing but air.
The longing veins lack for love drug,
You mercilessly left me unaware.

I dance with emptiness, eyes closed,
They dream about your reflection.
That flawless silhouette my mind froze
To memorize such true perfection.

This emptiness watches me suffer,
Reveals its slaughterous, consuming grin
And plays a role of nefarious bluffer
Burning my eyes as you remain unseen.

It waits for my complete submission,
Beckons despair to catch me by surprise
In order to accomplish wicked mission
While yearning soul longs to see sunrise.

You know that, you used to be my sun,
But suddenly our hearts became remote.
I seem to fade away. Did you just run?
Will I be capable of finding your abode?


Scheme XXXA BABA XCXC DXDX CECE CXCX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 111111 11110111 11110111 1101111 11010111101 01011011 01011111 110001101 11110011 11011010 11001111 11011010 110010110 01110101 01011010010 1011110101 111101010 1001111101 01010101010 11011111 111111111 11001010101 1111011111 111100110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 875
Words 158
Sentences 13
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on October 10, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Den Khaustov

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