Analysis of Imperfection



Trust, love, faith
I put my all at stake
But I’m drowned in losses
Thorns instead of roses

What’s love without heartbreak
I say nothing’s a piece of cake
What’s trust without doubt
What’s happiness all about

I stood but I fell
Darkness is where I dwell
I swam but I drowned
I reach for the sky but I’m still on the ground

Put me together, fix me back
Perfection is what I lack
I’m done with life, no, I’m done with myself
You broke me, you yourself

Now I know where I belong
I’ll stand proud and strong
I know it’s all blackness
But I won’t search for the light, I’ll find peace in my darkness


Scheme XAXX AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 111 111111 111010 101110 01011 11100111 01011 0100101 11111 101111 11111 11101111101 11010111 0101111 111111111 111101 1111101 11101 111110 11111011110110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 599
Words 117
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by paulmichelle059 on May 22, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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