Analysis of What do You See



I look in the mirror and I look distorted
Trying to clear the focus
My skeletons behind me haunting me
Hardship from memories
Damaged my body and corrupted my soul
"Don't try to run. We can catch you."
I heard someone from behind
Thought I could be what I never was
I've chosen a lonely way
Stains I can't wash clean
Words I cannot mend
Darkness my nightmares can't imagine
Cursed with pain and sadness
All I know of love I imagine
The damage intended justified the collateral damage
But creates consequences that undermine the fragile peace
Abandon with my skeletons dancing on my grave
Judgement on what you see when you blink
A clear picture
Someone wishing my suffering would be deeper
Someone always saying I'm going in the wrong direction
Someone said, no one will save you
The fragile peace gone
The lie decompose as the lie goes deeper
I look in the mirror
I see nothing
What do you see?


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Poetic Form
Metre 110010011010 1011010 1100011101 101100 10110001011 11111111 111101 111111101 1100101 11111 11101 10111010 111010 111111010 010010100010010 1011001100101 0101110010111 101111111 0110 11011001110 1110110001010 1111111 01011 0101101110 110010 1110 1111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 895
Words 164
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 27
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 722
Words per stanza (avg) 163
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Written on April 01, 2024

Submitted by ELW on April 01, 2024

Modified by ELW on April 01, 2024

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