Analysis of Remembering a love unrequited



I wanted to tell you about a song– I couldn’t remember anything about it: not a name, lyrics, or melody, but it was strong. It reminded me of you. Strong. I want to tell you more things. How sound looks, how colors burn into my skin, & feel like the smell of a taste I can barely remember. I want to tell you stories, tell you all the things I wanted to do and say, but couldn’t and still regret. I want to tell you how strong you are, like the song I can’t remember. The way the sound dances its story, silent and strong, your rhythm is the same. I want to embrace your song before I forget the melody; the way your skin feels against mine; your smile that bathes you in a forest green color; how I wish I could stop time to savor our moments like a spoiled, greedy child; your name. I still can’t remember the song, so let me share with you a song with a different tune: I love you.


Scheme A
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110101110101001110110110011111010111111111111111101011111011011110010111111011101110110111010111111111110111010010110110100111010111101110110101000111101111111001011011111111101010101101111110100111111101101001111
Characters 894
Words 177
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 674
Words per line (avg) 177
Letters per stanza (avg) 674
Words per stanza (avg) 177

About this poem

A prose poem about a synesthete’s love.

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Written on May 25, 2023

Submitted on May 26, 2023

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