Analysis of 26 Chromosomes
I look into the mirror
but can not see my reflection
instead, an image of my father
stares back with a smile.
After 19 years I see
I hve not become who I claim.
I am what he wanted me
to be.
I see my father hard at work
from the day he was born.
Every lesson learned
teaching to me.
I am his blood, sweat, and tears
his endless work,
the fruits of his labor
the sacrifices of life
I am his son.
I walk down the street
and see my mother
staring up at me
from a puddle
I am her long nights
her early mornings
her never-ending, growing love.
I am her son.
I lay in bed at night,
thinking of those who
see themselves in the mirror
and wonder why.
I wonder why they do not
have 26 chromosomes
and what lessons they will
never know, or teach.
we are reflections
us all.
Scheme | ABAX CXCC DXXC XDAXB XACX XXXB XXAX XXXXXX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (34%) |
Metre | 1101010 11111010 011101110 11101 10111 11101111 1111101 11 11110111 101111 100101 1011 1111101 1101 011110 010011 1111 11101 01110 10111 1010 11011 01010 01010101 1101 110111 10111 1010010 0101 1101111 110 011011 10111 11010 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 729 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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