Analysis of NO WAY OUT

Tracey Lee 1973 (London)



NO WAY OUT
No way out, compressed in this mould,
Leaded heart, the magnet grabs hold,
An ongoing battle, trying to break free,
Locked in this dungeon and you've got the key,
Trapped in lonliness, yearning for heat,
It's winter four seasons, the lies, the deceit,
Bitterness crawls through my veins as I weep,
Not hungry, thirsty, I can't even sleep,
Just numb and so cold, like a statue so still,
Waiting for the day, you release this chill,
Confused, insane, wondering how did this start?
These thorns inside have just torn me apart,
Oh what does it matter, as if you care,
I'm a fish on the shore, gasping for air,
So very immobile, yet drowning so deep,
And these memories inside, I will always keep,
So who are you anyway, to have a hold over me,
Leave me to my own devices, please, set me FREE.


Scheme ABBCCDDEEFFGGHHEECC
Poetic Form
Metre 111 11101011 10101011 1101010111 1011001101 1011011 11011001001 1001111111 1101011101 1101110111 1010110111 01011001111 1101111101 1111101111 1011011011 11001011011 01100011111 1111101101101 111110101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 799
Words 165
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 611
Words per stanza (avg) 148

About this poem

As a teenager, I stayed in my room a lot, writing poems, stories, creating art and listening to radio. I was a thinker, a ponderer, a searcher... I still am. (1989) ©

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Written on 1990

Submitted by traceyannabella on August 23, 2023

Modified by traceyannabella on August 23, 2023

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Tracey Lee

I have also wrote poems on here a few years ago as Tracey Annabella (can't seem to get into my old account) . I will upload some more of the hidden gems from the scrapbook soon. more…

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