Analysis of YOU Are NOT my friend
Terri Davis 1971 (Ferndale)
You are NOT my friend
In the middle of the night, you came
My body-I could not defend
You are like a pool of darkness
A mutated black cloud
You invade and steal rest
While you keep your stay...
Smiles and joy diminishes
While those around you try to be brave
You are not my friend
I do not want you here
This is not how life is to be spent
With every step in the door
I extinguish you from my life
Now and forever more
You must NOT come back
At any time, any shape or form
I beg you, lose my track
Your name must not be heard
This is my prayer
That you may be gone for good!
| Scheme | Axa xxx xxx Axx bxb cxc xxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 001010111 11011101 11101110 01011 101011 11111 1010100 110111111 11111 111111 111111111 11001001 10101111 100101 11111 110110111 111111 111111 1111 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 580 |
| Words | 129 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 64 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Written for my dear friend, Sonya who got cancer. She had been an activist for years to help others, and then one gloomy day, she too, heard the devastating words, "You have cancer."
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Written on November 11, 2013
Submitted by PrincessT214 on January 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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