Analysis of Maya

MAYA 1973 (Westlake)



Locked in a box
With sickness beside her
Bound by the demons
She ran from
Blinded and bruised
Every resource abused
Til existing was all
She'd become

Life's path now led her here
To this woman beside her
So mystical, soft, and serene
And sitting so still
Overcome with a chill
She then realized
What this could mean

The woman left with a flash
But she left her timely gift
When she told her
Her wings could still fly
Oh, the night sat awaiting
When the wind
Hummed it's tune,
"You can still catch the moon if you try!"

By Sandy Sinn


Scheme XAXBCCXB XADEEXD XXAFXXXF X
Poetic Form
Metre 1001 110010 11010 111 1001 1001001 101011 101 111101 1110010 11001001 01011 10101 1110 1111 0101101 1110101 1110 01111 1011010 101 111 111101111 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 543
Words 111
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 7, 8, 1
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 26

About this poem

Disparity meets hope when the world is ready to receive it's angel in all her newfound glory.

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Written on April 08, 1988

Submitted by sandysinn on July 29, 2022

Modified on March 07, 2023

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MAYA

Sandy Sinn is a Southern California native who also writes erotica and has a custom writing service she enjoys managing and writing for. She loves everything outdoors from camping, hiking and long walks with her dog, Luna, along with good talks among friends. Ms. Sinn advocates for the mentally disabled and wants to educate our communities on the importance of understanding, compassion and self care relating to mental health. She is currently working on publishing a book of her poetry noir. more…

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