Analysis of Fallen Off



I had it all together at one point in time, I was
happy and stable and life was just fine! Then it
happened so fast, you became part of the past,
I had no time to grasp, what day was your last.
I can't believe you're not here, and out sheds a
tear, I wish God would make you appear, I wish
I felt you more when you are near, I wish in my
heart I hadn't a fear. You were my ride or die
especially sober. You brought me luck as if you
were a four-leaf clover. I don't want the good
times to be over! It was a horrible way that you
decided to go, and little did you know, it wouldn't
just be me to find you though, and Shane wouldn't
allow his emotions to show as he now lives in
his own shadow. I had expectations, you had
life's frustrations so we in turn had some
complications. And then you were done and just
couldn't wait none. Shane became a man that day,
NO ONE WAS OK, or knew what to say especially
seeing as how this wasn't going to go away. Your
suicide was here to stay. Be that as it may, I still
think and talk about you every day! I still cry more
than I'd like to admit, I just can't seem to get, my
head on straight. This is no debate, I wish I could
just take, back every mistake, and shortly after
awake. Awake to your beautiful face, and have
this horrible memory erased. I love you Robbie
more than anyone I ever have before! And with
every passing day even though your gone I love
you more! If you received your wings I hope they
allow you to soar! And that your happier than
you've ever been before!


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Poetic Form
Metre 11110101110111 100100111111 10111011101 11111111111 11011110110 11111110111 111111111101 111001101111 010101111111 00111011101 11110110100111 1011010111110 11111110110 0110101111110 1111101011 1010110111 0100110101 10111010111 1111111111010 10111101011011 1011111111111 10101110011111 1111011111111 111111011111 1111000101010 010111100101 11001000111110 111011010101 1001011011111 11110111111 011110111001 110101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,538
Words 328
Sentences 19
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 32
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 1,160
Words per stanza (avg) 308

About this poem

This was the first poem I was able to write for my late husband since his passing August of 2020. It's heartfelt and means a lot to me!

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Written on June 26, 2022

Submitted by melissac.91439 on July 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:42 min read
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Melissa Calcote

Widowed single mother trying her best every day. I grew up in Southern CA, and now live in OR. I have three amazing children and have been writing poetry for almost 22 years now. more…

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