Analysis of Little Hands
Little hands as pure and innocent as can be reaching out to grab me.
With the daunting little voice that comes from behind but cannot always tell me what's in his mind.
Some days can be such a struggle, but he knows he can come to snuggle
as I wipe and kiss away his tears, knowing there are so many more years
to protect him and fight for his right when everyone else loses sight
Of how it was once like to be three and carefree.
Except he is wired differently.
As I guide him through the years, I know I will shed many more tears but
in the end, it was him
That shown me another way to make it through the day.
It's crazy to think how such little hands can mean so much, but these little hands I love a bunch.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101110100111101111 1010101111011101111011 11111010111111110 111010111101111011 1011011111101101 11111111101 011110100 11111011111110111 001111 1110101111101 11011111011111111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 731 |
Words | 164 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 50 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
A single mom of a three year old who shows signs of being autistic and being his advocate.
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Written on January 11, 2023
Submitted by a.dnswrthcottrell on January 11, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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