Analysis of She Calls Me Sister

Belinda michaud 1965 (United states)



I knew her as my sister,
I thought she was my friend,
thanks to her,
she puts this story to an end.

Like a fairy tale of what my sister
 was to me?...
Now she taught me of a sister
  who just wasn't meant to be.

She betrayed me in our past,
I had closed the door,
                  but that didn't last.

There came a day I forgave her,
   for our mothers sake,
   the whole time,
   she was merely
                        just a fake.

Looking back,...& looking now,
I can hear her call me sister,
            & I really don't see how.

Leaving many of scars & a memory of shame...
She calls me sister,
I call her by her name....


Scheme ABAB ACAC DXD AEXCE FAF GAG
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110 111111 110 11110111 1010111110 111 11111010 1110111 10110101 11101 11101 11011010 110101 011 1110 101 101101 11101110 110111 101011010011 11110 110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 636
Words 143
Sentences 9
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

This is a poem about my sister & I, a sad but true relationship we shared together until now. I will always love her...but I choose not to call her sister.

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Written on June 14, 2023

Submitted by Belinda121165 on July 17, 2023

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Belinda michaud

57 years of age. The out doors is where I love to be. I have a passion for the elderly, in which I am a care taker. I was born in East Los Angeles. I have 4 beautiful children & 6 grandchildren. I currently live in Illinois. I love art & poetry. more…

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