Analysis of The Moment of Unexpected

Natalie Overby 1986 (United States)



It came uncovered,
With two faces, not one.
I confronted the customer,
And became a victim,
To whom he won.
The blade of his knife,
Stuck to my side,
The thoughts that flowed through my mind,
Before my health was the issue.
Now this guy is threatening my life,
Over a piece of paper with no value.
This job isn't right.
The people you work for,
Care more for the money,
Not for the lives of those,
Who work to help earn it.
I froze, dead in my tracks.
Thoughts of knocking him back,
Only replaced those of him fighting back,
And slinging his knife towards my leg,
My gut, and losing my life.
Which means so much more to me,
Because I am an individual with many meanings.
I am a mother, a lover, a daughter a friend, a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand.
Why does the world seem to bring each day passing with a cruel end?
I'm thankful for still living,
And having life.
But moving on from the situation,
Bring traumatizing memories to mind.
That at a moment second,
For no reason at all.
A life is threatened, and never promised tomorrow.


Scheme ABCDBEFGHEHICJKLMNNOEJPQRSEBGBTU
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 111011 10100100 001010 1111 01111 1111 0111111 01111010 111110011 10011101110 11101 010111 111010 110111 111111 111011 111011 101111101 010110111 1101011 1111111 01111010011010 11010010010010101110101 1101111111010101 1101110 0101 110110010 1110011 1101010 111011 011100101001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,039
Words 229
Sentences 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 32
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 799
Words per stanza (avg) 198

About this poem

Comes from a moment that happened, during a work day. Working at a gas station, most people take things for granted and don't think about those people you see while your talking to them and making your purchases. Imagine the attitudes and things that they face on a daily. And the situations that arise they have no control over.

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Written on March 14, 2022

Submitted by no1knows.no on March 14, 2022

Modified on March 28, 2023

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