Analysis of T.O.X.I.C. - but not really



T. Truthfully speaking, you are freed from it
O. Organically, at its spiritual root, so it seems
X. Xtra vigilant in exercising boundaries
I. Indeed, Incredibly Insightfully Indolent
C. Carefully cheery, your peaceful disposition


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form
Metre 11001011111 101001110001111 1101000100100 10101001100 110010110010
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 230
Words 35
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 186
Words per stanza (avg) 34

About this poem

I immediately felt inspired to write this poem while I was on the train on my way to work, while listening to a YouTube video. It was about ways to identify a toxic person, and I decided to write about what happens when you walk away from a toxic relationship of any kind, using the acronym of TOXIC.

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Written on June 13, 2022

Submitted by babbina on June 16, 2022

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Kari Michele Chrichlow

I'm from NYC and have a daughter who is a creative soul like me. I like to sing, write and rest in my spirituality. more…

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