Analysis of Depleted
Stale breath fills my lungs,
Stand back and watch them cut out my tongue.
Treacherous words spill from my lips,
Gashing peroxide at my rips.
I cover my pain with laughter, crude,
Trying not to be so rude.
They pound the nails into my palm,
I disguise my pain, remaining calm.
Silence fills the roaring crowd,
As mama stands, and watches proud.
A tear, I felt, Roll down her cheek,
I knew mama couldn't speak.
I held to my pride as long as I could,
Sipping their poison, Like I knew they would.
I stay there pinned to the cross,
When it came to speach, I was at a loss.
In my heart, was a nervous beat,
My soul overcome by defeat.
My entire body, turned to frale,
I looked to mama, her face was pale.
Years of pain rolled down my face,
As I felt death take my place.
I let out one last racking shriek,
As they told me not to speak.
I closed my eyes and bit my lip,
Blood dripped down my fingertips.
Into the cup, of the enemy's drink,
Wrapped in gauze, I couldn't think.
There's something underneath my skin,
I couldn't let those demons win.
I bow my head, and drift away,
I'll come back for you someday.
Scheme | ABCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLGGMCNNOOPP |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 110111111 10011111 101111 110111101 1011111 11010111 101110101 1010101 11010101 01111101 1110101 1111111111 1011011111 1111101 1111111101 01110101 1110101 101010111 111100111 1111111 1111111 11111101 1111111 11110111 111110 0101101001 1011101 1100111 11011101 11110101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,072 |
Words | 214 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 32 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 839 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 214 |
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Submitted on July 29, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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