Analysis of Just breathe
Oh no, it's happening again,
Everything is moving around me, but I am slowing down,
My heart, though, doesn't,
Beating faster,
Faster,
Palms sweating,
Head light but heavy,
Chest tight,
Breathing uneven,
Can anyone see this?
Or am I coping well this time,
Breathe,
Just breathe slowly,
What I can see?
People,
A table,
The chairs,
What I can feel?
The counter,
My soft jumper,
My hands cupped together like they are supporting each other,
What I can hear?
My heartbeat,
Conversations of others,
The rain on the ground,
Breathe,
Just breathe slowly,
You got this,
Come on,
You got this,
Breathe,
Just breathe slowly,
Then suddenly,
My heart gets slower,
My palms less sweaty,
My head, not so heavy,
Chest untigthend,
Breathing steady,
I did it,
No one even noticed,
But I did, and I am proud that I defeated you again!
By Samantha Molloy
Scheme | axbccxdxxexFDdggxxcccxxxxFDExEFDdcddbdxxa x |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110001 10110011111101 11110 1010 10 110 11110 11 10010 11011 11110111 1 1110 1111 10 010 01 1111 010 1110 111010111010110 1111 11 010110 01101 1 1110 111 11 111 1 1110 1100 11110 11110 111110 11 1010 111 111010 111011111010101 101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 888 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 41, 1 |
Lines Amount | 42 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 321 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
About this poem
I long battle with panic attacks after going through some difficult times. Can be read top to bottom and then bottom to top.
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