Analysis of About a month ago
*About A Month Ago*
About a month ago,
I thought you were the only person I could sit and talk for hours with.
About a month ago,
I thought the bond I had with you had pure intentions and nothing underneath.
About a month ago,
I thought of you randomly and just burst into tears.
About a month ago,
I thought the pain in my heart would last for a few more years.
About a month ago,
I thought I would cry every night over the things you said.
About a month ago,
I thought the memories of you will always be stuck in my head.
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd hold a conversation about you and even manage not to cry.
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd even laugh about it instead of wanting to die.
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd be so happy.
About a month ago,
I never thought that even the tiniest glimpse of light will shine down on me.
About a month ago,
I never thought I would sleep so peacefully at night.
About a month ago,
I never thought I would try all the things I never thought I might.
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd slowly be accepting it for what it is.
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd familiarize myself with "no this isn't it".
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd be phasing away,it's scary yet thrilling.
About a month ago,
I never thought I'd have this new mindset but I'm loving this new revelation.
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| Metre | 010101 010101 111001010111011101 010101 110111111101001001 010101 1111100011011 010101 11010111110111 010101 111111001100111 010101 110100111111011 010101 110111001001101010111 010101 110111010110111011 010101 110111110 010101 1101110010011111111 010101 1101111110011 010101 1101111101110111 010101 1101110101011111 010101 110110101111101 010101 11011110110110 010101 110111111111011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 1,362 |
| Words | 307 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 33 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
It's a poem about developing a new positive perspective and mindset when about a month ago you thought it was the end of you.
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