Analysis of conflict
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
I disregarded your kindness for it came in a practical stream.
Ignored your everyday wisdom as i lived in my perpetual dream.
Felt reduced by your successes, the comparing cost us both.
I shored up my defenses, poured acid in my moat.
I woke alone, among the lost baggage and stray suitcases.
while you having freed yourself moved on to better things, better places,
| Scheme | AABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010110111001001 011101101110101001 101110100010111 1111010110011 11010101100110 11101011111011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 366 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 49 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 293 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
About this poem
about being honest with oneself
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