Analysis of awake
my eyes are burning, but i can’t shut them
because every time they close,
there you are
and in my delusional slumber
i reach out for you
and when my hands are
so close to those dimples on your cheeks
so close to brushing back your long hair
so close to finally touching you
awake.
and you’re gone
& my eyes are burning, but i can’t shut them
because every time they close
you aren’t there
and in this sharp awakening
i watch you dissolve in front of me
and when my hands are
so far from those dimples on your cheeks
so far from brushing back your long hair
so far from ever touching you
awake
Scheme | ABcxdCefd GxABfxxCefdG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011111 01100111 111 001010010 11111 01111 111110111 111101111 111100101 01 011 1111011111 01100111 1101 00110100 111010111 01111 111110111 111101111 11110101 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 603 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 12 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 234 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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