Analysis of I Knew Her Better Than I Knew My Breath
I knew her better than I knew the lines of my palm; which I sighted unrelentingly each minute of the day,
I knew her better than I knew my ability to voraciously talk; explicitly uttering more than a million sentences a day,
I knew her better than I knew the complexion of my skin; the rubicund tinge and the robust glow that I had overwhelmingly enjoyed since many years,
I knew her better than I knew my shadow; the inscrutably enchanting form that had been following me since eternity; in brilliant shades of sunlight,
I knew her better than I knew the food trapped in my dainty stomach; the appetizing blend of roasted vegetables and fruit juice that I had consumed just a few minutes ago,
I knew her better than I knew my conglomerate of fortified bones; incorporating loads of impregnable strength,
I knew her better than I knew my eyes; the unfathomable hours they could remain awake; sight and prudently discern astounding beauty wandering in this vast Universe,
I knew her better than I knew my crimson blood; the voluptuous stream that painstakingly gushed out; when I scraped against an acrimonious thorn,
I knew her better than I knew my legs; the robust pinches of exhilaration encapsulated inside; the fervent longing besieging them to shrug all inhibitions and thunderously run,
I knew her better than I knew my silver sweat; the rhapsodic perspiration that ran down my arms; everytime I conquered new summits in life,
I knew her better than I knew my mystical whisper; the hushed tones in which I furtively communicated with my sacrosanct Creator every morning as I woke
up from sedate sleep,
I knew her better than I knew my deafening yawn; the laziness that rampantly permeated my persona; after toiling the entire day under sweltering rays of the
pugnacious Sun,
I knew her better than I knew my ambitions; the insatiable urge in my demeanor to blatantly trespass over acrid milestones,
I knew her better than I knew my luscious lips; the tantalizing charm that camouflaged them; made them the darling of whomsoever who caressed their lingering softness,
I knew her better than I knew my fortress of scintillating teeth; the inevitable tenacity they possessed to scrupulously crunch the meal of their choice,
I knew her better than I knew my ability to relentlessly write; emboss spell binding verses of blossoming poetry every early morning and late night,
I knew her better than I knew the noise produced when I clapped; harmoniously united both hands of mine to inundate the still ambience with triumphant sound,
I knew her better than I knew my heart beat; the infinite number of times in a day it turbulently palpitated; the volatile energy it imparted to my dreary soul to inch forward and holistically survive,
And I knew her better than I knew my breath; the very minuscule draught of air which I had inhaled unsurpassable number of times since the time I was born; infact the very reason that I was merrily writing and living today.
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| Metre | 110101110111111101110101 110101111010011101001001101010001 110101110010111011000111110100011101 1101011111010101111100110100010111 1101011101101101001001110100011111011011001 1101011110100110101001101001 11010111110010001011010110100010101010001110 11010111110100100111001111101101001 1101011111001110010010001010100101111010011 1101011111010010010111111011011001 1101011111001001101110001001110001010010111 11011 1101011111001010011100101010100010110100110 0101 110101111010001001010101100110101 110101111101010011101110101010101110010 11010111110111001000010010111000101111 1101011110100101001011101011001001001010011 1101011101011110100001011111100110010101 1101011111101001011001111000010010010101110111100101 011010111110101011111101110111011111010101111001001001 |
| Characters | 2,959 |
| Words | 510 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 19 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 114 |
| Words per line (avg) | 24 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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