Analysis of Where You Are
In my dreams, your eyes are always closed,
Nothing seems to tear them away
From wherever you are,
In your blanket of mistrust,
Seems you're always so far away,
Hiding in the dark.
When I wake, I feel you're always there,
Everything screams your name at my ears
From wherever you are,
If you ever will care
Again I can't reach you there,
Sheltering in the rain.
I wish I could say,
What I hear in your voice,
I can't stand not to share,
What I see in your eyes,
And I hear what revolves,
Inside of your head,
But I wonder why,
You are turning to dust in my arms.
Scheme | xaBxax cxBccx axcxxxxx |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (25%) |
Metre | 01111111 10111101 101011 0110101 1111101 10001 11111111 10111111 101011 111011 0111111 100001 11111 111011 111111 111011 011101 01111 11101 111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 563 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 8 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
Musings on the thoughts of another.
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Written on June 20, 2001
Submitted by WitheringSurface on November 24, 2022
Modified by WitheringSurface on November 24, 2022
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