Analysis of I Can’t Remember



I can’t remember the last words we said, I was too lost in the knowing you were gone.

I can’t remember how we said goodbye, I can’t even remember the taste of your lips pushed up against mine.

I can’t remember the hope filled nights talking about our life together, I can’t even remember the idea of our home.

I can’t remember the laughter filled room, I can’t remember the name we chose for our first born.

I can’t remember the times we spent lounging around holding each other, I can’t remember the nights of Chinese food and wine.

I can’t remember the night time walks being followed by cats, I can’t remember the meditation center we found.

I can’t remember the day I first locked eyes with a woman I dreamed would be my wife the first real family member I’ve had, I can’t remember the ache I felt hearing about your past.

I can’t remember the love I held, I can’t remember the night we stared and told each other our deepest truths.

It’s not that I don’t remember these moments.. it’s the unbearable heart ache that exists in each and every moment that won’t allow my mind to travel this highway. As I drove away from you my heart became steel in a bittersweet moment to save my own soul from driving this u-haul right off this road.


Scheme X A X X A X X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 110100111111110010101 11010111111100100111111011 1101001111001101010111001000101101 110100101111010011111011 1101001111001101101101001101101 1101001111010111101000101011 1101001111110101111110111001011110100111100111 1101001111101001110111010101 11111010110100100111010101001011011111011111011111011001010111111101111111
Characters 1,292
Words 247
Sentences 11
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 107
Words per line (avg) 26
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 26
Font size:
 

Written on February 20, 2023

Submitted by Pangurban on February 20, 2023

Modified on April 03, 2023

1:14 min read
77

Discuss this Pangurban poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "I Can’t Remember" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/153243/i-can%E2%80%99t-remember>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Pangurban

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    10
    hours
    37
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    To be, or not to be: that is the _______
    A doubt
    B question
    C answer
    D choice