Analysis of 18 Years
tears water my pillow case as i take a deep breath in
I am beautiful, smart, and kind
I make my bed in the morning,
I am a shoulder to lean on,
I study hard and perform well
but above all, I am patient
I've been patient for 18 years, praying, hoping, that my love would come along,
yet I lie alone.
yes, I love my freedom and recklessness,
but I despise the loneliness that impinges my heart.
I give myself away to all the wrong men, who taste until they are full, then leave me behind
When will I finally be nourishing enough to love without my hips as fuel, my lips as nutrients, and my chest as aliment?
Please, let my heart be the sustenance enough to not walk away.
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011011110110 11100101 11110010 11010111 11010011 10111110 11101110101111101 11101 1111100100 11010100101011 1110111011110111111101 11110011000111011111011110001111 1111101000111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 682 |
| Words | 143 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 9, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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