Analysis of When I see you



I see you but I connect you with fear
Only because I don’t know any other emotion
I must admit that I feel like a child the way I feel
I’m scared, I avoid, and I’m petty to the action
I wonder what would it be if I was grown
If my emotions more evolved
When I see you my heart drops into a void
My skin becomes hot
My breathing happening in my heart, rather than lungs
My eyes end up in my brain as I go over all the memories we’ve had
I don’t allow myself any further
It was my fault and I don’t deserve reminiscence
I hated your presence for so long yet when I feel alone your name I long for
Though I said I needed others it was you who I needed yet became indifferent towards for no reason in the same frame of life, till months pass and I begin to wallow.
I then in turn think of you for the rest of the day not allowing myself to close you out.
Am I scared to make you leave forever?
Do I have to do something else to get you to leave?
You live in my nights where we still talk but my days spent knowing
I can’t, don’t, shan’t have you
I see you but I connect you with fear


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1111101111 10011111010010 11011111010111 1110101101010 11011111111 11010101 11111110101 11011 1101000111011 1111011111101010011 110111010 111101101010 11011011111110111111 1111101011111101010100111100011111110101110 1101111101101101011111 1111111010 1111110111111 110111111111110 111111 1111101111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,101
Words 233
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 42
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 833
Words per stanza (avg) 228

About this poem

This poem is about how I feel when I see this girl that I used to "talk" to and my confusion towards my own emotions. I wrote this poem to understand myself better.

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Written on November 27, 2023

Submitted by jamesmagallanez7 on November 28, 2023

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James Magallanez

I grew up in a rural area, and I spend a lot of my time doing school. I like to write because I find it to be the best way to reduce my stress while also making me feel good about myself. more…

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