Analysis of Memory

Erin Britton 1995 (Lafayette)



Stop!
Stop!- I scream
My voice echos down the hall
It's him and I,
Alone.
I'm afraid.
He spins me around,
Pushes me against the wall.
His hand moving down my body,
While his hips continually thrust upon me

Frozen in place,
My body was limp.
He was winning,
I felt defeated.
I couldn't wait for it to be over,
Try to pretend it was a bad dream.
But dreams, you'll forget about.
His face,
The way his body pressed against mine,
The smell on his breath,
Forever in my mind.

Stop!
Stop!- I scream internally.
I'm alone now,
Alone in my thoughts.
He has gone,
But forever,
he'll be with me.


Scheme Abcxxxxcdd exxxfbxexxx Adxxxfd
Poetic Form
Metre 1 111 1110101 1101 01 101 11101 1010101 11101110 111010001011 1001 11011 1110 11010 1101111110 110111011 1110101 11 011101011 01111 010011 1 1110100 1011 01011 111 1010 1111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 588
Words 141
Sentences 15
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 10, 11, 7
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 146
Words per stanza (avg) 37

About this poem

Sexual assault happens more than most are aware, for me? It's something I'll like always Have trauma from

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Written on May 18, 2022

Submitted by Erinmarie823 on May 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Erin Britton

Hello! I'm from Lafayette, Indiana. I am 26 year old working as a patient care tech at our local hospital where this incident occurred in Decemer 2021. Writing helps me grieve who I was before the pain changed me. more…

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