Analysis of Solidarity is the punishment for the mentally unwell
Nola Debera Leech 2003 (Iowa)
Linoleum, single white floor tile
Stare at the ceiling for three hours
Follow me round the bend
To make sure I’m taking care of myself
When things got hard, free flying into hard mattresses slamming cold, white catch yourself doors
Looking out the big barred window to see the humans below you who haven’t been caught not coping with their feelings yet
When the scratching started and didn’t stop until the clock struck six
Maybe it was the med cart that saved you that day
Shadows flicker in the dim light that glows to remind you that you are cared for, but only if you ask
You’re thought of only if reminded
You’re a priority but remember there is always someone else openly slamming that door while you lie and say you’re fine
You must believe I will get better to be with me
You must believe in me to be around me
Don’t spread your doubt about what you don’t know
To poison my tired mind
Because I am trying
And that’s all I can promise you
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLLMNOP |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010010111 110101110 101101 111110111 111111001110010111011 1010111011010011111111011101 101010011010111 101101111111 110001111101111111110111 111101010 10010010101111110010111110111 1101111101111 11010111011 1111011111 1101101 011110 01111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 963 |
Words | 178 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 44 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 755 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 178 |
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