Analysis of Safe Place No More
I used to think
Sleep was a magical thing.
A haven where my dreams
Could softly float me to safety
Until the inevitable morning arrived.
I used to think
Sleep was a peaceful time.
A place where I didn't
Need to worry about daytime things.
But the interlude hurt me more
By demanding my subconscious mind's attention
To force me to relive
All the atrocities I've lived through.
I used to think
Sleep was a home for me.
A space where I finally could feel
Happy again.
A haven where depression and sorrow
Couldn't break through,
Where the trauma couldn't find me,
Where the stress couldn't consume me.
But how could I be so wrong?
Now I can't escape the nightmares
And sleep can't protect me anymore.
A split-second seems to pass from when
I close my eyes
Until I awake to face
The misery and dreadful world again.
My precious home of sleep,
I thought I could trust you,
But I grew up and was wrong.
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Metre | 1111 1101001 010111 11011110 010010001001 1111 110101 011110 11100111 1010111 101010101010 111101 100100111 1111 110111 011110011 1001 0101010010 1011 10101011 10110011 1111111 1110101 01101101 011011111 1111 0110111 0100010101 110111 111111 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 899 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 31 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 705 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 167 |
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Written on March 31, 2022
Submitted by lonely-blue-sheep on March 31, 2022
Modified by lonely-blue-sheep on April 01, 2022
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