Analysis of How Do You



I often ask myself,
"How do you get over the loss of someone you love so much?"
The answer is, "You never do."
No matter how many people try to tell me to move on, I just can't let you go.
People have always told me to get over you,
But you were my life, my reason for living.
Without you, I just feel like dying.
My life is over without you here with me.
I love you so much.
You were my guardian angel.
When you were sick,
I wanted to be your guardian angel.
Even though, deep in my heart,
I knew you would never get better.
I prayed day and night,
But nothing seemed to work.
I felt like I was dying with you,
I only wish I could have.
I love you, Daddy, and I always will.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11011 11111001111111 01011101 110110101111111111111 10111111101 11011110110 011111110 11110011111 11111 10110010 1101 11011110010 1011011 111110110 11101 110111 111111011 1101111 111100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 675
Words 159
Sentences 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 504
Words per stanza (avg) 141
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Written on February 21, 2000

Submitted by Leia on June 10, 2023

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