Analysis of Nights

Niharika 2001 (Varanasi, UP)



I lay there, looking up at the pitch black room
Thinking of the ways I can reach the moon
I sigh, knowing I have a long way to go
But do I have that courage to do so?
I feel my fears racing through my eyes
But still unable to reach the skies
I see my hands reaching my face
Trying to keep those voices in lace
Those cries are not for you to hear
It's for me to bear
I reach for the sheet
To indulge me in sleep
I hear my breath, being steady
Telling me, I am ready
I still lay there, closing my eyes in the pitch black room
Thinking of the ways I can escape the moon.


Scheme ABCCDDEEFGHIJJAB
Poetic Form
Metre 11110110111 1010111101 11101101111 1111110111 111110111 110101101 11111011 101111001 11111111 11111 11101 101101 11111010 1011110 1111101100111 10101110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 567
Words 123
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 438
Words per stanza (avg) 122

About this poem

I wrote this poem because I want to know if there are people out there, who have similar nights like mine, which isn't peaceful but rather a part of my day which is just less glossier than my afternoons.

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Written on August 18, 2022

Submitted by niharikasinghns1122 on September 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Niharika

I am a 21 year old student currently pursuing Btech from SRM University. I really enjoy writing poetry. My hobbies are sketching and singing. more…

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