Analysis of Goodbye... for the Last Time
When I said goodbye to you for the last time
Little did I know
A part of me couldn't stay behind
That part had to go too
Fragments of my mind
Still hold on to memories
Showing less of me and more of you
We had so many stories
And many more we could have told
If only you didn't have to go
Leaving me here on my own
Feeling alone and sadly growing old
With no fun left to be had
How long can a grieving heart last
I've already cried a river of tears
And said a prayer or two
But, I'm still here, and still without you
When I said goodbye to you for the last time
Little did I know
How my heart would break
I don't know how to fill the hole
That losing you left behind
If I could go back in time
A few more poloroids I would take
Even silly poses are a precious keepsake
You had a soul that was one of a kind
Never met a stranger that wasn't worthy of your attention
Taking care of people and children seemed to have been your earthly mission
You had love and passion that couldn't be measured
Just having the smallest increment of time with you
Was truly the greatest treasure
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Metre | 1111111011 10111 011110101 111111 10111 1111100 101110111 1111010 01011111 110110111 1011111 1001010101 1111111 11101011 1010101011 010111 111101011 1111111011 10111 11111 11111101 1101101 1111101 0111111 10101010101 1101111101 1010101101011010 101110010111111010 111010110110 1100101001111 11001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,078 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 31 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 848 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 219 |
About this poem
Writing this poem helped me with the loss of my momma. It really made me take a deeper look at not only who she was in her children's eyes, but also through the eyes of all the ones she helped out. It brought back memories I had forgotten.
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