Analysis of CLOSED EYES
mad hippie poet 1974 (new jersey)
I close my eyes only to watch the fire and not to dream
I sleep with my hands over my heart, not knowing if I will get a fresh start in the morning. What is the taste that lingers on my tongue when I hear the voices that I can not explain while questioning the answers that I only find inside the rainfalls of time that I call the walls of my mind
Another day passes when my face does not seem to be the same when I look inside the looking glass at the past version of me. My eyes are open; no longer can I see
I have been chasing waves and riding racehorses all my life, only to find the course that leads to the path that I am now on.
I have this fever that has me seeing both heaven and hell as I stand on the moon, looking down at these different versions of myself. My eyes are closed, but my mind can still see
I want to close my eyes to see something beautiful
I want to close these tired eyes to see something to believe in something that will set this gypsy soul of mine on fire while opening my mind to different times
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Characters | 1,034 |
Words | 217 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 7 |
Letters per line (avg) | 116 |
Words per line (avg) | 30 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 162 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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