Analysis of Brain



Dear Brain,
It’s funny
This is you
making me write a poem
to you
But are we really separate?
The relationship between my identity
and your processes
is blurry
Sometimes, you control me
Sometimes, I control you
But, what makes you or me is not understood

You gave me everything I am
My thoughts
My words
My actions
Just you, and only you, gave me this
Just a three - pound organ within my body

A mass of infinite nervous tissue and electrical signals
Gave me life
I walk upon the Earth, through my life
Feeling the ground beneath my feet
Shaking with anger at injustice and inequality
Bubbling with frustration at degrading societal stigma and stereotypes
Striving to be better
Rejoicing in precious moments with friends and family
Learning to understand there is something more
These all came from you
Just a three - pound organ within my body

Precisely developed and crafted by the world around you
Constantly learning, analyzing, and adapting
Built to survive and thrive

One day, this will all be gone
within a deteriorated body
However, there are many others just like you
Striving to make the world a better place
Just a three - pound organ within my body
Thank you, Brain


Scheme abcxcxbxbbcx xxxxxB xddxbxxbxcB cxx xbcxBa
Poetic Form
Metre 11 110 111 1011010 11 1111010 00100110100 01100 110 011011 011011 1111111101 1111011 11 11 110 110101111 10111001110 0111001010010010 111 110101111 10010111 10110101000100 100101010100100100100 101110 01001010110100 1010111101 11111 10111001110 010010010101011 100101000010 110101 1111111 0100100010 10111010111 1011010101 10111001110 111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,184
Words 215
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 12, 6, 11, 3, 6
Lines Amount 38
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 190
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Written on November 03, 2021

Submitted by meilinm on August 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:04 min read
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