Analysis of Morning Sickness



birds are chirping outside
but theres silence
on the inside
and its broken
by idol chatter
coming from the hallways

the clock is ticking
the faucet is leaking
the radiator is making
strange noises again
and my upstairs neighbor
bed is creaking once again

music from A.M radio
always gets me
feeling nostalgic
that makes me remember
i always forget
to pick up that
whatchamacallit

hitting the snooze button
on my alarm clock
for the fifteenth time
i hear footsteps
coming from above
and i hear that some
like it rough

i hear noises coming
from the other side
of the wall
and i'm getting
a little paranoid
i hear voices coming
from the tv screen
and i think i'm
f*ck*ng trapped
inside a paper box
and no one can
hear me scream

the clock is ticking
the faucet is leaking
the radiator is making
strange noises
and my downstairs neighbor
bed is creaking once again

music from A.M radio
always gets me
feeling nostalgic
that makes me remember
i always forget
to pick up that
thingamajig

hitting the snooze button
on my alarm clock
for the fiftieth time
i hear footsteps
coming from above
and i hear that some
people just won't shut up

my thoughts are beginning
to sound the same
my thoughts are beginning
to sound insane
my thoughts are beginning
to sound the same
my thoughts are beginning
to sound insane


Scheme axabcx DDDecE FGHCIJa BKlMNOx daxdxdxlxxxx DDDxcE FGHCIJd BKlMNOx DPDQDPDQ
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 1110 1001 0110 11010 10101 01110 010110 0100110 11001 010110 1110101 101110 111 10010 111010 1101 1111 1 100110 11011 10011 111 10101 01111 111 111010 10101 101 0110 01010 111010 10111 0111 1111 010101 0111 111 01110 010110 0100110 110 011110 1110101 101110 111 10010 111010 1101 1111 1 100110 11011 101001 111 10101 01111 101111 111010 1101 111010 1101 111010 1101 111010 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,235
Words 237
Sentences 3
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 7, 7, 12, 6, 7, 7, 8
Lines Amount 66
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on July 19, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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