Analysis of Battle



Bought the Whiskey.
I had to drown my issues.
Bought a joint.
I had to puff into sanity.

First sip.
Is this really right?
Second gulp.
Is this what I really want?
Spits the third sip.
I should try therapy.
Pours the almost full bottle.
I should never relapse.
But I just relapsed.
I must book the appointment now!
Never again shall I drown my sorrows again with cheap liquor.
Any liquor.

I can't find the light.
I have always had the lighter.
What will I use to light?
I need to lighten my mood.
I need to smoke my troubles away
I can't.
I throw away the joint.
Never use it to calm the demons.
To that path I shan't walk.

I have booked the appointment.
I have renewed, no, revived my membership.
I have cleaned the Kitchen.
Onwards to the therapist.
To the gym it is.
And healthier food I shall


Scheme AXBA CDXXCAXXXXEE DEDXXXBXX XCXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1010 1111110 101 111101100 11 11101 101 1111101 1011 111100 101110 111001 11101 11100101 1001111110011110 1010 11101 1111010 111111 1111011 111111001 11 110101 101111010 1111111 1110010 1101101110 111010 1010100 10111 0100111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 802
Words 186
Sentences 30
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 12, 9, 6
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 152
Words per stanza (avg) 38

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My battles

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Written on February 19, 2023

Submitted by Banbeast on February 18, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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