Analysis of Falling

Paula Lynne 1955 (DuBois, PA)



You step inside my solitude
and pull up a chair,
refusing to allow me
such a large space
all to myself.

I wince and twitch and jerk away.

Did I tell you that I stutter?

Why do you care what I wear underneath?

Baring it all
causes my teeth to chatter,
but hefty padding insulates
from noises that sound
and resound
through sleepless nights.

It takes such effort to push you
past my borders, but
too many sideways glances
may grant you trespass.


Scheme XXXAX X B X XBACCX XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110 01101 0101011 1011 111 11010101 11111110 111111101 1011 1011110 110101 11011 01 1101 11110111 11101 110110 1111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 458
Words 104
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 1, 1, 1, 6, 4
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 59
Words per stanza (avg) 14

About this poem

Feelings about entering a new relationship after ending a 29 year marriage.

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Written on April 08, 1955

Submitted by Paulalynne on April 08, 2023

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Paula Lynne

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