Analysis of If I Close My Eyes
Danielle Brown 1985 (Savannah, GA)
If I close my eyes I can feel you
and if I close them tight enough these pillows next to me feel like the real you
If I close my eyes I can go back to the nights when I was near you
and if I listen real hard I can hear you
telling me you love me....
place no one above me.
If I close my eyes I can fantasize
and if I keep them close I won't realize...
that the love of my life isn't here
and I am living one of my biggest fears.
So for now, keep my eyes closed is what I'll do...
since right now that's the only way I can be with you.
| Scheme | A A A A B B C C X X AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111111 0111110111011111011 11111111110111111 01110111111 101111 111011 111111110 0111111110 101111101 01110111101 11111111111 1111010111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 544 |
| Words | 135 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem around 2006-2007. At the time the love of my life was separated from me and sent to prison. I wrote this as an expression of love to him but I'm sure others who have suffered loss can relate to it.
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Written on 2006
Submitted by daniellebrown31313 on January 18, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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