Analysis of Battlefield



On a landscape littered with bad decisions
exists a minefield of pain and regret.
There, you exploded into my heart
and inflicted a wound I can’t forget.

As I retreat to the DM zone
please understand, I want to be brave.
But I’m fighting for so many things
that I have no idea how to save.

Like the curve of your face
the taste of your skin
or the look in your eyes
as I take you in.

Now I’d crawl across the ruin
throughout the bombed-out terrain
and surrender to my captors
just to hear you call my name.

In the silence when the battle’s over
after the rebuilding has begun
I will look into your eyes
and you will tell me that we’ve won.


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCDC CXXX XEDE
Poetic Form
Metre 1011011010 010111001 110100111 0010011101 11011011 10111111 111011101 1111010111 101111 01111 101011 11110 11101010 0101101 00101110 1111111 0010101010 100010101 1110111 01111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 659
Words 142
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

A reflection on the heart battling the pain of unrequited love.

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Written on December 30, 2021

Submitted by IndigoHeart on October 29, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Gina Madeya

I'm a hopeless romantic who attempts to write when inspiration strikes or life stirs my soul.. Born on the East Coast, now living in the PNW, I'm a Realtor by day and would-be poet by night. A reader, wine lover and foodie, I enjoy this space for creative outlet more…

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