Analysis of Devil in the Flesh
Early on I was able to see
What you had hidden underneath
Behind your fraudulent mask
Pure fiction hiding behind your teeth
The true you was buried
Deep down inside of you
Sheltered from those within your life
Quietly suppressing something askew
You projected a fake persona
In order to protect your illusion
As a kind and loving human being
Versus evil set on retribution
You focused on creating misery
While neglecting my basic needs
You ignored my pleads for mercy
While planning the next malicious deed
Your continuous brutality
Created an unstable place in my mind
I never claimed to be perfect
Nor did I expect to be so maligned
I quickly recognized the difference
Between what is right vs wrong
Such as your toxic, abusive behavior
By someone who allegedly loved me all along
You were expected to shield me from harm
Yet exhibited disgraceful behavior
Which led to haunting trauma
Offered up as if you were doing me a favor
When challenged, you chose to react
Abruptly with vicious false claims
You blamed me for your despicable actions
As if you were the victim and I were to blame
You are malevolent and dead inside
You fiercly refuse to concede
That your insolence was atrocious
And your hatred for me was the seed
That grew stronger and further intense
As you obsessed and often dwelled
On what steps you would choose next
While making my life a living hell
You told me that no one could save me
And I learned so well how to hide
Evidence of your wrongdoing
And prayed to God that I would not die
At the hand of a serial offender
Who reveled in the thought of my pain
And anguish that you habitually inflicted on me
Which led to me becoming emotionally drained
With all of the evil you projected
Upon me each day of my life
Slowly suffocating my innocence
And the bright light temporarily existing inside
No one who genuinely loves you
Would treat you in such a disgraceful way
Love is not hate, pain or abuse
But you refuse to listen to what I try to say
Please tell me why you would choose this
How could anyone deserve this much pain
I could not be who you truly wanted
What would you have to gain
My life became a cautionary tale
To not always trust those with authority
Trust your instincts and look out for signals
Acknowledging red flags should be a priority
I mustered up the courage
To rebel against the odds
And finally walk away from you
A person who is fake and a fraud
A new opportunity changed my life
In an instant, I felt a real connection
Unfortunately, I am still slightly broken
However, I am not striving for perfection
When I chose to take charge of my life
To walk away from the devil in the flesh
It was to obtain my own freedom
From the hell you created in this mess
You acted oblivious to the horrors
You subjected me to each day
When pimping me out as an object
Or possession you had to display
Thinking of you now makes my skin crawl
Raw from what you have done
What you had others do upon my body
Vile things that cannot be undone
Goodbye was the only way out
Of your intrusive mental prison
Your words often cut deep
Your lies would lead to more hazardous decisions
Thankfully I am now on a path of healing
Allowing myself to evolve
Growing more confident and secure
Allowing memories of you to dissolve
But I will never allow myself
To fall for your cons and lies
Or believe that love equals abuse
I have unearthed your clever guise
You tried to suppress my dignity
By selling out my soul
But my life has taken me places
That you will never know
Your opinions are no longer relevant
And you are not of any importance to me
You no longer control my life
And for that I can finally breathe
Scheme | ABXB CDED FGHG AXAC AIJI KLML XMFM XXNX OCXC XXXX AOHX MPAX QEKO DRSR XPQP XAXA XXDX EGGG EXXX XRJR XGAG XGXN HTXT XUSU AXXX XAEX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (54%) |
Metre | 101111011 1111001 0111001 110100111 011110 110111 10110111 1000101001 101001010 0101011010 1010101010 101011010 1101010100 10101101 10111110 110010101 101000100 01010101011 11011101 1110111101 110100100 01111101 11110010010 111010011101 1001011111 10100010010 1111010 1011110101010 11011101 01011011 11111010010 111001001011 1101000101 1101101 111001010 011011101 111001001 11010101 1111111 110110101 111111111 01111111 10011100 011111111 1011010010 110001111 010110100001011 111101001001 1110101010 01111111 101001100 0011010001001 111100011 1110100101 11111101 1101110111111 11111111 111001111 1111111010 111111 110101001 1111110100 1110011110 0100111100100 1101010 1100101 010010111 010111001 010100111 01101101010 010001111010 10111101010 111111111 11011010001 111011110 1011010011 11001001010 10101111 110111110 101011101 101111111 111111 11110101110 11110101 1101011 110101010 111011 111111100010 100111101110 0101101 101100001 01010011101 11110011 1111101 101111001 11011101 111011100 110111 111110110 111101 10101110100 011111001011 11100111 011111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 3,653 |
Words | 702 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 26 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 104 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
Written in 2022, a result of adding together traits of a several individuals
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