Analysis of Skin
Skin never forgets
Every scar is a memory
Every scar is a reminder
Skin never forgets
Every lover
Every abuser
Skin never forgets
| Scheme | AbcAccA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001 100110100 100110010 11001 10010 100010 11001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 129 |
| Words | 23 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
This poem is about wounds old and new, whatever they may be, and how we never forget them. While the flesh suit we all wear reminds of us all we have physically endured maybe my words can remind you od how much you have overcome.
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Written on February 18, 2022
Submitted on February 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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