Analysis of Red Skies



Like a maze, these twisted
White hallways, sterile and
Blinding to eyes so used to
The brushed red sky;
Eyes pitch black with
Sadness, yes, but mostly fear.
Corridors with towering
Walls, supporting as I
Stumble across the speckled
Floors, under ashen lights;
I am dazed and
Lost, yes, but mostly weak.
Weak and pathetic;
A parasite who
Depends on its host,
Unable to survive lacking
These forsaken walls which I
Lean on. Sheltered,
As a lamb from the slaughter
By a faithful Shepard,
Above all patient.
Staggering around a corner,
Tired fingers attached to
Sweaty palms dragged
Across smooth paneling;
Stains blemish the
Walls and tiles that are
Touched; left behind so
Beautifully, marking crooked
Lines and spirals.
What is at the end of this
Hallway? Never ceasing, it is
Not. This ceiling, like a
Blanket which shelters, yet
Smothers, restricts, binds,
Cannot protect with no end.

I will cross to where no future is certain.
I will run to where dreams lie in waiting.
Is the sky still as crimson as I remember?


Scheme ABCDXXEDXXBXXCXEDFGFXGCXECGXAXXXCXXX XEG
Poetic Form
Metre 101110 11100 1011111 0111 1111 1011101 1001100 101011 1001010 110101 1110 111101 10010 0101 01111 01010110 1010111 1110 1011010 101010 01110 10001010 1010011 1011 011100 1100 10111 11011 1001010 1010 1110111 1101011 111010 101101 10011 1001111 11111110110 1111111010 101111011010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 977
Words 175
Sentences 11
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 36, 3
Lines Amount 39
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 403
Words per stanza (avg) 88
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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eric khong.

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