Analysis of Cupid



Between fantasy and entropy
Another world slips into view
And I’d hold that space forever
For the chance to be with you.

But Cupid only pierces hearts
He never tries to mend them
He laughs as star-crossed lovers fall
Victim to his mayhem.

A provocative muse, you come calling
But his bow is drawn, aim does not waiver
He’s no regard for my certain falling
Despite attempts to curry favor.

From this side still, I do observe you
Bursting to scream, to amplify
Breathless, weightless, reckless, lifeless
My ravaged heart now vilifies.  

Because Cupid only pierces hearts
He never tries to mend them
As mortally wounded lovers
Spiral down into his mayhem.


Scheme xaba cDxd ebeb axxc cDxd
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 011000100 01011011 01111010 1011111 1101011 1101111 11111101 10111 0010011110 1111111110 1101111010 010111010 111111011 1011110 10101010 110111 01101011 1101111 11001010 1010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 670
Words 124
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Written on April 22, 2022

Submitted by IndigoHeart on February 11, 2023

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Gina Madeya

I'm a hopeless romantic who attempts to write when inspiration strikes or life stirs my soul.. Born on the East Coast, now living in the PNW, I'm a Realtor by day and would-be poet by night. A reader, wine lover and foodie, I enjoy this space for creative outlet more…

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