Analysis of Happenstance



In this moment my heart is beating,
In a foreign rhythm.
I am rooted to this pavement.
Such a nervous wreck; a stuttering mess.
I fell too fast; crash-landing into you.
Just one step and I will fall right back out.

In this moment my eyes are quite blinded,
In a constant state of lucid dreaming.
I am dreaming within a dream.
A fantasy of you; a nightmare of reality.
I hit a wall and there's no exit.
Forever torn asunder by happenstance.

Every little thing reminds me of you.
A slight breeze within the wind.
A split second of warmth within these blankets wrapped around me.
The same words you spoke,
Now spoken from someone else.
Making every little thing seem so meaningless.

In this moment my feet seem fit to wander,
In a scene so breathtaking; so mesmerizing.
I am still rooted to this pavement.
Take this handle on my heart and pull it towards you.
Hypnotize it and let me crash again.
In this moment I am no longer dreaming, dreaming of could've been....


Scheme AXBXCX XAXDXX CXDXXX XABCXX
Poetic Form
Metre 011011110 001010 11101110 1010101001 1111110011 1110111111 0110111110 0010111010 11100101 01001101110 110101110 0101010110 10010101111 0110101 011011011101011 01111 110111 1010010111100 01101111110 0011101100 111101110 1110111011011 101011101 01101111010101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 966
Words 203
Sentences 20
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 188
Words per stanza (avg) 44

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A feeling once felt, and thought was felt again, but it was only just a passing..

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Written on July 24, 2022

Submitted by Arx7Echo on November 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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