Analysis of When Absolutely Nothing is an Improvement
Adam Roy Carrigan 1985 (Winnipeg, MB)
I know you feel this
This devastation you have caused
Your actions of uncaring still linger
But one day the memory of you will be gone
You're a terrible person, you know it's true
You were the biggest imposter of all
Sadly, your unkindness has made me stronger
And we know you'll always be the same you
It's not the money spent I'll miss the most,
As I'll simply just make more
It's the time wasted I'll never get back
And that's the thing that stings most of all
Goodbye you good for nothing worthless child
Not only are you weak, but you're a coward as well
I found something to replace your hold
And that thing was absolutely nothing at all
Scheme | XXAX BCAB XXXC XXXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 1010111 1101010110 111010011111 10100101111 10010111 101111110 011111011 1101011101 1110111 1011011011 010111111 111110101 1101111101011 11101111 01110101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 646 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
This is about a woman who for the better part of two years played with mind and drained my bank account - who constantly made me feel like crap and barely thanked me for anything despite paying her rent and groceries for over a year. She's the closest thing to a Succubus there is. The only things she gave me were grief and pain.
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Written on July 13, 2023
Submitted by adamroycarrigan on July 13, 2023
Modified by adamroycarrigan on October 03, 2023
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