Analysis of My Sweet Betrayal
The sweet serenity, broken by the words
Of a person hurt, voice never heard.
Is the glass half empty? Or is it half full?
Does it push, or maybe does it pull?
Is the sand slowly dripping from the glass of time?
Or does it simply turn your heart to rime?
I had once believed you were my friend.
But now I see the truth to the very end.
Now I walk with myself alone in time.
Very little rhythm, a whole lot of rhyme.
I push forward with such a small amount of trust.
My heart and mind have been turned to rust.
You hurt me in a way I can’t forget.
Now every conversation with me is a bet
Of whether or not I can keep myself calm.
Whether their words are curses or psalms.
The confusion, I believe, is what hurts the most.
It grinds me into a halt when I really want to coast.
Tell me what I have done to deserve this?
What is it that I have possibly missed?
Or maybe it was you that needed help.
Each word left me a mental welt.
It has made my life just so painful.
Why have you done this, my sweet betrayal?
Scheme | XXAABB CCBBDD EEXXFF XXXXGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010010101 101011101 10111011111 111110111 101101010111 1111011111 111011011 11110110101 111110101 10101001111 111011010111 110111111 1110011101 110001011101 1101111111 101111011 001010111101 11101011110111 1111111011 1111111001 1101111101 11110101 111111110 1111111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,011 |
Words | 230 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 193 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
About this poem
This poem was written about something that has happened to me. I hope some find it relatable so they understand they aren't alone in the hurt. Be careful with whom you trust your heart.
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