Analysis of Worth
I say I am sorry
but I don't know what I'm sorry for.
The last time you looked at me
I felt topless and wrong
because some kind of insult
fell from your lips
and my worth shattered
as you threw me.
Now I'm not the sorry one.
My clothes are pinned
my worth is made new.
He kisses me in the darkness
and holds me as I cry.
He touches the scars
that you put there
and he says I am perfect.
| Scheme | AXAXXXXA XXXXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110 111111101 0111111 111001 0111101 1111 01110 1111 1110101 1111 11111 11010010 011111 11001 1111 0111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 390 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
About this poem
This poem is about going from an emotionally abusive relationship to a much healthier one.
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Written on July 20, 2022
Submitted by neuroticone13 on July 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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