Analysis of Dying Love



After the storm, the rumble
Of thunder fades,
Replaced by the whisper
Of raindrops on rooftops.

I am hanging on to the words
That slipped from your lips
Like petals falling
From a dying flower.

The world spins on,
Oblivious
To the pieces of me scattered
Across this silent room.

In this shattered mirror,
I catch glimpses of a love
That once burned
So fiercely.

But now,
Only embers remain,
Unable to ignite the flame
That once consumed us whole.

I trace the lines of your absence,
The empty spaces
Between our bodies,
And wonder if we were ever really there.

I am left adrift, lost
In the vastness of this empty ocean,
Where the waves of longing
Crash upon my mind.

But even in this darkness,
I find solace,
Because I am still
The writer of my own story. 


Scheme XXAX XXBA XCXX AXXD XXXX XXXX XXBX CCXD
Poetic Form
Metre 1001010 1101 11010 1111 11101101 11111 11010 101010 0111 0100 10101110 011101 011010 1110101 111 110 11 101001 01010101 110111 11011110 01010 011010 01011010101 111011 0010111010 101110 10111 1100110 1110 01111 01011110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 772
Words 169
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 75
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Written on July 05, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on July 05, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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