Analysis of Belong



I do not belong;
To anyone,
A group,
A place,
Or even this realm of reality...

I am no one's favorite person.
I am an after-thought;
Or no thought at all...

I am the 29th day of February;
Only remembered when presented with my existence
Otherwise, forgotten for years.

I am a shadow;
Disregarded until someone needs comfort from the heat they endure...
While disappearing inside of my own darkness.

I am the empty space between the shadow and the soul;
Where love's unrequitedness goes to weep from constant sadness.

I am the dumpster for everyone else's traumas;
While being the grave digger of my own.

I am the faceless stranger you bypass on the street, while smiling into your phone.

I am not graceful.

I am a mess.

The thunder inside of my chest is an uncaring reminder that I am present, yet invisible to the world around me.

I want peace.

I want to belong.

I want someone to see ME!


Scheme ABXXC BXX CXX XXD XD XE E X X C X A C
Poetic Form ~Tetractys 
Metre 11101 110 01 01 11011110 111110010 111101 11111 1101111100 10010101011010 1001011 1101 010011110101101 10100111110 1101010101001 11111111010 110101101010 1100110111 1101010111011100111 11110 1101 01001111110100101111010100101011 111 11101 111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 902
Words 198
Sentences 15
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 5, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 53
Words per stanza (avg) 13
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Written on January 05, 2025

Submitted by InMyOwnEyes on January 05, 2025

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