Analysis of Rust



I am very shaky, and don’t know why.
I believe that my anxiety may be high.
I sit here wondering what to feel,
And also wondering if my emotions are real
Or figments of my imagination.
You know, things of my own creation?

I sit behind a mask when in public,
And movement through life makes me oh so carsick
That I slow down and try to stay still.
Or maybe it is that I’m losing my will
To move forward in this moment in time…
Or maybe it I should be reading the signs
Of age taking hold of me.
Why can’t I just let me be me?

So now I sit as I stare out the glass
Of a window tainted with a most dreadful past
And I just sit, and stare, and mull around
As life halts with a big screeching sound.
I’m taken aback, can’t believe my eyes
As my life has brought me a surprise, my demise.
Not in a way of full destruction of course…
Just in ways that life gives no remorse
Of loved ones lost, and souls left hurt
As we bury our loved ones in solemn dirt.

But life has brought me a most wonderful thing.
This beautiful person who bears a ring
Made of metal and gems, so precious.
And wears my arms around their neck, and this know this.
I passively gaze into depth of their soul
And see it burn brighter than wind-stricken coal
 As it passes, and dances amongst the crisp breeze.
I just hope that everyone else can see
How I love this person with all of my heart.
And with this I say, Shall we never part.

They bring me from brinks of sure destruction.
Especially when I am met with combustion
Of emotions and things that I can’t understand.
And this is why the person dawns this wedding band.
They take me away from myself and hold high,
My dreams, my passion, but I don’t know why.
And maybe we aren’t meant to understand love.
It was definitely sent from gods up above.

So if you find someone that does this for you.
Make sure you hold onto them so tried and true.
For some days may be too difficult to handle
And you must know when the wick of the candle
Blows for you in that breeze mentioned thusly.
So keep it for yourself, and wear it like lovely
Jewelry made of gold, and this is a must.
For without this person, your life can turn to Rust.


Scheme AABBCC DDEEXXFF XXGGHHIIJJ KKXXLLXFMM CCNNAAOO PPQQFFRR
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1110100111 101110100111 111100111 0101001101011 110110010 111111010 1101011010 01011111110 111101111 11011111011 1110011001 11011111001 1110111 11111111 1111111101 101010101101 0111010101 111101101 1100110111 111111001101 10011101011 101111101 11110111 111010110101 11111011001 1100101101 111001110 011101110111 11001011111 01111011101 111001001011 111110111 11111011111 0111111101 1111111010 01011111010 10100111101 011101011101 1110111011 1111011111 01011011011 111000111101 1111111111 11111011101 111111100110 01111011010 1110111010 111101011110 10011101101 101110111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 2,168
Words 459
Sentences 27
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 8, 10, 10, 8, 8
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 277
Words per stanza (avg) 71

About this poem

This poem embodies how I feel about my significant other, and I hope that others can find this feeling as well.

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Submitted by Metalus on March 28, 2024

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