Analysis of A mother and a daughter



She is my mother,

I am her daughter,

But we are not mother and daughter,
Not like I see with my friends or in films,
My mother isn’t my best friend,
She isn’t someone I can talk to,
She isn’t someone I feel support from,
She has done a lot for me, don’t get me wrong,

But i am just her daughter,

and she is just my mother.

I fear her when i do something wrong,
Not like I see with my friends or in films
my fear is greater,
Heart pumping, face paler,
I think I am a disappointment,
I think I let her down,
I think she wishes I was different,
Even if she won’t admit it,
I know she dreams of it deep down,
When she is frustrated,
she lets her desires slip,
And reminds “that nothing I do will be good enough”,

for She is my mother,

And I am her daughter,

It will always be that way,
But I wonder if we will ever be mother and daughter ,
Or if I will just drift away.


Scheme a a aBxxxc a a cBaadedxexxx a a faf
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 11010 111110010 1111111101 1101111 1111111 11111011 11101111111 1111010 0111110 110111101 1111111101 11110 11011 11110010 111101 1111011100 10111011 11111111 11110 1100101 0011101111101 111110 011010 111111 111011110110010 11111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 893
Words 214
Sentences 2
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 6, 1, 1, 12, 1, 1, 3
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 72
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

This poem reflects on a strained relationship between a mother and daughter

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Written on December 18, 2023

Submitted by brookeflemingofficial on December 18, 2023

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