Analysis of Tomorrow

Jennifer Atkinson 1980 (Michigan)



She knew it when she saw her face,
Looked in her eyes and in any case...
She let it go, thought maybe tomorrow
"I'll see her again and comfort her sorrow"

It never came, tomorrow that is
Never thought it would come to this
Her best friend, now just a memory
But if she had talked, would she still be?

What if, she asks herself, lying in her bed
The reason were the words left unsaid?
Sadly her guilt were never die...
She didn't even get to say goodbye

The best she can do is hope and pray
That her friend came to reach a better place
That she no longer feels sad and alone
And can't wait, until she too can go home

It's too late now, but never again
Will she let something stop her from saving a friend
Words can be tricky and cause much sorrow
When you don't use them and there's no tomorrow.


Scheme AABB XXCC DDEE XAXX XXBB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111101 100100101 111111001 11001010010 11010111 10111111 011110100 111111111 11110110001 010001101 10010101 110101111 011111101 1011110101 1111011001 0110111111 111111001 111101011001 1111001110 1111101101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 775
Words 158
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Submitted on August 27, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jennifer Atkinson

I am 29 years old and have been writing poetry since I was 12 years old. You can find another of my poems under my maiden name Garate. Poetry is my release, my therapy, and hope to write many more. more…

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