Analysis of Remember
The desire was still there,
But the ability was not.
A place they used to call their home
Now seems a foreign land.
No way to bring it back.
Key memories, distant or near
No longer hold their stick.
A thought that once brought many smiles
Now solely a blank space.
No way to bring it back.
The wrist has turned ten thousand times,
Though keys were lost again.
It takes an age to find them, then
Not knowing which is which.
No way to bring it back.
Unjust how people suffer through
Dementia and Alzheimer’s.
The same one whom you’ve loved so dear
Deteriorates with each day.
No way to bring it back.
A personal loss for themselves
As those adored deplete as well.
No suffering can feel ideal
The tunnel’s light’s far behind now.
No way to bring it back.
The hope for solace rests within
And optimism’s grasp is strong
If faith is all that still remains
Embracing such be our source.
Wishing to have it back.
Scheme | xxxxA bxcxA xddxA xcbxA xxxxA xxxxa |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0010111 10010011 01111111 110101 111111 11001011 110111 01111101 1100011 111111 01111101 110101 11111111 110111 111111 01110101 010001 01111111 0100111 111111 01001101 11010111 11001101 01011011 111111 01110101 01111 11111101 01011101 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 925 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
This poem is a free-verse with substance that flows from one stanza to the next. Each stanza includes key statements related to both dementia and Alzheimers, as well as how the impact affects people both suffering personally or with a loved one suffering.
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