Analysis of Present Unwrapped
Plan for tomorrow
live for today
the moment redeeming
future caches
Say what you mean
do what you say
the circle enclosing
— truth on display
(Dreamsleep: February, 2024)
No worse enemy
than an ex-friend
No better friend
— than an enemy turned
(Dreamsleep: February, 2024)
Caring not much
for what I haven’t seen
Deaf to those voices
still trapped in between
Caring not much
for what I haven’t been
Each promise stays empty
— not kept from within
(Dreamsleep: February, 2024)
Can you …
Know
without thinking
Win
without beating
See
without judging
Cry
without pain
Speak
without stricture
Come
without staying
Wish
without hoping
Share
without claim
Hear
without language
Curse
without malice
Hunt
without preying
Rule
without reign
Fly
without plumage
Dance
without music
Love
without taking
Die
— without shame
(Dreamsleep: February, 2024)
Scheme | abcx dbcb E effx E Gdxd Gheh E xachcecijxxxcxcxkxlxxxcxjilxxxcik E |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 1101 010010 1010 1111 1111 010010 1101 1100 11100 1111 1101 111001 1100 1011 11111 11110 11001 1011 11111 110110 11101 1100 11 1 0110 1 0110 1 0110 1 011 1 0110 1 0110 1 0110 1 011 1 0110 1 0110 1 0110 1 011 1 0110 1 0110 1 0110 1 011 1100 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 946 |
Words | 173 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 4, 1, 33, 1 |
Lines Amount | 57 |
Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
Words per line (avg) | 2 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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