Analysis of Boiling Water
Look into the pot—see your eyes blink back
Look into the pot—the waters are still
Look into the pot—the metal shine dims
Look into the pot—there’s a ripple
Then two
Then three
Then bubbles
Then boils
Look into the pot—your eyes are gone
Look into the pot—the water steams
Look into the pot—the kitchen is dark
Look into the pot—an angry drop sloshes
Then two
Then three
Then a tablespoon
Then a cup
Get away from the pot—close your eyes
Get away from the pot—the water rages
Get away from the pot—not even moonlight
Get away from the pot—a drop burns you
Then two
Then three
Through the skin
Then the bone
Get away get away get away get away
Look at the pot—see her eyes blink back
Look at the pot—the water is calm
Look at the pot—a streak of light shines
Look at the pot—like nothing happened
Put a bandaid on the bone
And count to two
Then three
It never happened, right?
What a nice day it is
Scheme | axbxCDxx xxxbCDxx xefcCDxg x axxxgcDf e |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010111111 1010101011 1010101011 101011010 11 11 110 11 101011111 101010101 1010101011 1010111011 11 11 1010 101 101101111 10110101010 1011011101 1011010111 11 11 101 101 101101101101 110110111 110101011 110101111 110111010 1010101 0111 11 110101 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 937 |
Words | 179 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 1, 8, 1 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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