Analysis of Cracks and shadows

Morning spring 2000 (Kolkata)



crack a glass as a crack could be

plough a furrow as needs to grow a tree

shatter and batter it to edges and spikes

water it daily as it grows in height

careful though cracks but sharp they are

as it grows it spreads its roots too far

they cut through flesh however they break

roots digging the ground and a shadow o'erhead

too dark a shadow too toxic a shade

the wounds gave scars that would never fade

but like a tree it was, as a tree it'd fall

scars they'll stay but more skin will crawl


Scheme A A X B C C X B D D E E
Poetic Form
Metre 10110111 1010111101 10010111001 1011011101 10111111 111111111 11111011 110010011 110111001 011111101 110111101101 11111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 480
Words 99
Sentences 1
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 32
Words per stanza (avg) 8

About this poem

So i recently had a breakup and i just don't know how to channel this grief. Somehow writing seemed to be a good way to express my mind. It was a mutual breakup, yet no matter when you shatter a glass, your hands are bound to get cut and a sadness will prevail over you like a shadow. Not so skilled with words but hope you like it....

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Written on October 29, 2021

Submitted by jbluefeather779 on October 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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