Analysis of Possession



Possession,
Unlike the genuine orgasma
       Of first love,
Is what you lop towards
Me
With,
       Your basket of hope-
Hope to possess me,
As if you could catch a scent on the wind,
       Or a lost ghost’s memories.

And I never outgrew
Wondering
        How the glinting stars maintain
Their premeditated promise
To keep shining,
Even when they are
         Challenged with wishes
         From people like you
         Who believe it is ok
And viable,
To wish for the possession
        Of another’s person’s soul.


Scheme ABXXBXXBXX CDXXDXXCXXAX
Poetic Form
Metre 010 0101001 111 111101 1 1 11011 11011 1111101101 1011100 01101 100 1010101 1010010 1110 10111 10110 11011 1011111 0100 1110010 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 532
Words 91
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 12
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 181
Words per stanza (avg) 41
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Written on November 11, 2022

Submitted by on August 18, 2023

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Katrina Klippstein

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