Analysis of Flight
I don't wanna move
There's a bird sleeping on my shoulder
But If I don't move
The weeds will take over
My feet and I'll be a waste
I need to get food for her
The bird on my shoulder
She can't fly yet and when
She will I don't know
But I'll startle her if i move
And I'll starve her if I don't
And the neighbors are watching me
Stand still and tremble quietly
And they whisper like I don't hear them
As they mouth Oh what a fool
But I know they've sent out birds
Who've never returned
And I know they've kept birds
Who've died in their laps
And I know they're more scared
Than I ever will be
For the bird on my shoulder
As it sings quietly
Scheme | ABABCBBDEAFGGHIJKJLMGBG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 101101110 11111 011110 1101101 1111110 011110 111101 11111 11100111 0110111 00101101 11010100 011011111 1111101 1111111 01001 011111 01011 011111 111011 1011110 111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 638 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 491 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 133 |
About this poem
It's a poem about wanting to fly away from your nest but also wanting to stay connected to your roots.
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Written on August 01, 1998
Submitted by eesharaazia1512 on August 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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