Analysis of The Time After
My mind and heart racing - In competition.
Persistent. Exhausted.
Thoughts are mixed; tangled.
Hard to unravel.
Words come to a halt. Can't speak.
Stuttering from my lips.
Thoughts hasten. Frustration wins! My heart loses. Emptiness.
Viewed as inefficient, helpless, incapable.
Am I strong still?
Please give me patience...
Screaming on the inside. Hold my composure!
Tears of self-doubt.
Never alone, but lonely as ever.
Anxiety creeps into my soul. I'm not good enough. Guilt. Guilt. GUILT.
Contradicting voices. I can't win.
You chose this! Please no judgement.
Just a few more months and I'll be me.
Wait, who am I?
My mind has been clouded, brain full of fog.
My emotions have taken a toll and my body ravaged.
But, just a few months more…
I can do it, then I'll be me.
Wait, who am I?
Stop.
This is normal. I am not alone. No, not alone.
This is just, the time after.
Don't rush to bounce back. I don't need to make up for what I think that I lack. I take a deep breath, dry the tears from my cheek. I am a woman - beautiful and unique. Flowers will grow from these tears. My soil is strong - conquering fears. I have changed and that's just fine. Invent, reminisce, cherish, and shine. I can be vulnerable and I can be tough.
Day by day, I am doing my best and that is enough.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101100010 010010 11110 11010 1110111 100111 11001011110100 110010100100 1111 11110 10100111010 1111 1001110110 01001011111101111 01010111 1111110 101110111 1111 1111101111 101011001011010 110111 11111111 1111 1 1110111011101 1110110 1111111111111111111101110111111010100001101111111111001111011101011001111100001111 11111101101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,301 |
Words | 265 |
Sentences | 49 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 966 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 238 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem to dive into the reality of post partum. I recently had a baby and experienced post partum depression and anxiety.
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Written on January 31, 2023
Submitted by felecia_b on February 02, 2023
Modified on April 10, 2023
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