Analysis of Nothing Good Can Stay
Kristyn Standon 1990 (San Bernardino)
A shadow is all that’s left of you,
You took my love and trust too.
When I think back on how it used to be
How in the hell could you ever see.
I have all pain, and no trust
Because of you, I’ve learned I must
You are a driven spear through my heart
Thanks to you, us kids and you remain apart.
I don’t want to hear what you have to say,
Nothing good can stay.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 01111111 1111011 1111111111 100111101 1111011 01111111 110101111 11111010101 1111111111 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 366 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 270 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
About this poem
I think about being taken to Foster care and pulled apart from my brothers and family. It was a rough childhood, but only the strong remain.
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Written on May 12, 2008
Submitted by Kristyn.standon on March 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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