Analysis of Lost for Words



Past week was golden, filled with light,
Until today, the shadows took flight.

I'm sorry my choices, my sudden sway,
Have led your heart to feel this way.

When I see the hurt that clouds your face,
It leaves me aching, out of place.

The words you speak cut through my soul,
A wound too deep, yet still not whole.

You say it won't change, it's here to stay,
But I believe love can find a way.

Faith, like a whisper, calls us near,
Yet doubt and silence breed this fear.

Are we giving up? Is this the end?
Or can we find the strength to mend?

I love you dearly, that much is true,
But is love enough for me and you?

You say you were happy, alone, apart,
But what of the bond that binds our hearts.

Does joy without me bring you peace,
While I am left in pieces, incomplete?

I'm scared to speak, to make it worse,
To turn this blessing into a curse.

But here I stand, heart open, bare,
Hoping love can lead us there.

Where shadows fade, and faith takes flight,
And we find each other in the night.

For even lost, I hold on tight
I love you still, with all my might.


Scheme AA BB CC DD BB EE FF GG XX XX HH II AA AA
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 11110111 01010111 1101101101 11111111 111011111 11110111 01111111 01111111 111111111 110111101 11010111 11010111 111011101 11110111 111101111 111011101 1110100101 1110111101 11011111 1111010001 11111111 111100101 11111101 1011111 1110111 011110001 11011111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,076
Words 250
Sentences 16
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Written on November 24, 2024

Submitted by jamiemarie_r on November 25, 2024

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Jamiemarie Reyes

 · 1976

“When words fail, my pen speaks. Through poetry, I find the courage to reveal what my voice cannot.” more…

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