Analysis of I CALL YOU FRIEND
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
Stung by folks with hidden plots
Wary I am to label one a friend
Like sea cucumbers, they spill their guts
And secrets become the trend
They lie in wait, and wish you’d rot
But grovel back to make amend
Trust earned you this great spot
Friend, is who I call you, my boon companion!
Not as thick as thieves
But I wager, closer than kin
Proven you are no desperado
You see right through my bravado
And reach out to a place you've been.
I call you Friend, not a lackey
Blunt to call me out when out of line
And amicably disagree on what is tacky
You don’t pull clout with feigned affection online
I call you Friend, not a crony
You form a shield against life’s harassments
And get it when I need to go low key
To recoup from emotional fragments
What an honor to call you Friend
To have you on my side
My person, my blood.
Scheme | ABXBCB CXXDEED FGFG FAFXBXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1011110101 111001111 0100101 11010111 11011101 111111 11111111010 11111 11101011 10111010 11111010 01110111 11111010 111111111 0100000111110 1111110101 11111010 11010111 0111111111 1011010010 11101111 111111 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 836 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 4, 7 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
About this poem
Companionship. Trust. Love. Friendship.
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Written on January 19, 2023
Submitted by Abbykesington on January 19, 2023
Modified on April 03, 2023
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