Analysis of Skeletal Prism



Her pale white exterior shell that cups her organs, is nothing but a costume disguised as a human being
Within this shell that cups her organs, is a trapped little girl searching for her escape
Sad and alone, she desperately lurks for a cure for her disease that's eating her alive
Her heart aches for a boy on the outside of this skeletal prism that is consuming her
The boy loves her deeply, but is frightened of harming her further
The little girl loves him immensely, but is doubting her beauty
Her searches of escape from her shell are at a high
The boy says three deadly, yet beautiful words for her release
He whispers, “I love you.”
She smiles as the words flow sweetly, “I love you too.”

The boy became her savior from the skeletal prism


Scheme XXXAAXXXBB X
Poetic Form
Metre 0110100111010110100101101010 011111010101101101001 10011100011011001110001 01110110111110010110100 0110101110110010 0101110101110010 0101011011101 011110110011001 110111 111011101111 01010101010010
Characters 744
Words 140
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 1
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 54
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 297
Words per stanza (avg) 69
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Submitted on June 27, 2015

Modified on March 22, 2023

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