Analysis of Blade
Each time I touch the blade a crushing pain overwhelms me
"Little girl, you are worthless"
Each line represents a different time, of which those words were conveyed to me.
"I am worthless"
Wondering if he would be proud, seeing me like this
I'm just continuing what he started
The burning sensation,
pain like the blows he inflicted on me, physically and mentally
The memories returning, creeping out of the darkness
An adult, chained by the nightmares of her childhood
Where words never mattered
"No" fell on deaf ears
"You're hurting me"
A sobbing little girl, left to pick up the pieces
Disobedient, purposeful menace
Words still ringing in my ears
You were supposed to protect me…
But often, you were the one I needed protection from
But it's fine
Look, I turned out okay
Character development is what he'd say
With each scar I add to my body
And each drop of blood
A calmness washes over me
Scheme | ABA B XCXA BX X D A X BDAX XEE ACA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101011 1011110 110101001111100111 1110 1001111110111 1101001110 010010 110110101110000100 01000101011010 1011101101 111010 11111 1101 0101011111010 010010010 1110011 10011011 11010011100101 111 11111 10001001111 111111110 01111 01010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 997 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
It is a poem about the self harm and coping with the haunting memories from the past, especially the ones inflicted by a parent
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Written on June 03, 2022
Submitted on June 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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