Analysis of stubborn



I teeter the line all the time
because falling is the most tempting
that it's ever been.
Letting go and letting you
have all of my faults
would be my most favorite way
to ever lose myself.

You have no idea
how close I come
and how often
I have to call myself back
just as I'm giving myself permission
to freefall into your safety.

If I give in, I know
it's endgame.

When I said I wished
that I could wipe my slate clean
I meant it.
I wouldn't change a thing
that brought me to you
and I mean it.
I have no regrets
because not a one
was meaningless.
What I would do
is give us more time
because we both searched
for the same path
but got lost in the woods.
And even though that sucks,
that time wasn't wasted:
It had meaning.

So now it's down to
the surrender
or the stubborn fight
and which is more seductive.


Scheme ABXCXXX XXDXDX XX XXEBCEXDXCAXXXXXB CXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11001101 011010110 11101 1010101 11111 11111001 11011 111010 1111 0110 111111 111101010 1101110 111011 110 11111 1111111 111 110101 11111 0111 11101 01101 1100 1111 11111 01111 1011 111001 010111 111010 1110 11111 0010 10101 0111010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 816
Words 181
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 7, 6, 2, 17, 4
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 33

About this poem

Falling in love with someone is a push and pull within yourself, especially as you are right on the cusp of going over the edge of no return. Do you let yourself fall, or continue to hold yourself back?

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Written on October 27, 2023

Submitted by hchristinepoetry on November 10, 2023

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Heather Christine

A long-time creative writer and poet, Heather has owned and operated her writing business, W.Rite Events, since 2022. more…

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