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.


Scheme A X X X X A A X X X X
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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Angela Dunsworth-Cottrell

I'm nothing special. Just a grandma of a beautiful little guy who shows us a different way to look at daily struggles. Though some days are exhausting, I wouldn't change it for the world. more…

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