Analysis of Sometimes



Sometimes I feel like my clock is growing tired
Once healthy hands now trudge through the seconds
Barely making it through the hour
Just... Tired

Sometimes
Sometimes I feel like it's my fault
But how? When destiny is what made the clock... Mine
A determined one, always ready to march forward
But it's now unkempt, beyond dysfunctional

Although the clock was always mine
I feel separate from time itself
As if my purpose is quaking away in fear
In fear of... The Future

The inevitable will forever be lurking behind the shadows of reason
Patiently waiting for "The Moment"
To catch me off gaurd
Hinging it's Jaws to make defeat bleed out of me

But I stay rooted
Consistently like the nodding of the hour hand
As sturdy as the alignment of the 12 soldiers
That remain in their respectful position... Waiting


Scheme AXBA XXCAX CXXB XXAX XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 011111111010 1101111010 101011010 110 01 01111111 111100111011 001011101110 11101010100 101111 11101101 111101100101 011010 00100010101100101110 100101010 11111 11111011111 11110 0100101010101 110100101010 1010101001010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 829
Words 155
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 5, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 129
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on June 30, 2020

Submitted by Nanda_Regine on June 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Nandawula Regine Kabali-Kagwa (NRK-K)

Nandawula is a young poet who has self-published her first poetry collection, "Inside Her Roses". She has been a writer for years and has grown exponentially. Her ability to to craft her own descriptive metaphors and personification has truly been a highlight for her readers. more…

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