Analysis of Sleep Deprivation



I'm sure I was experiencing a
peaceful REM sleep
lost in a dream, ending abruptly
I remember a banging on the door
I heard someone yelling babble
he enjoyed his task too well
as if it were my demise
he came here to exterminate
perhaps I was considered prey
why does my head hurt so?
did someone club me in my sleep?
oh, I see the flashing lights now
every little sound startles me
my eardrums like gongs
my head providing caustic acoustics
the morning light is brilliant
my eyes can not adjust
as the migraine administers


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJBKCLMNOP
Poetic Form
Metre 1111010000 1011 100110010 1010010101 1111010 1011111 1110101 1111010 01110101 111111 1111011 11101011 100101101 1111 1101010010 0101110 111101 1010100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 504
Words 97
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 420
Words per stanza (avg) 97
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Submitted on October 07, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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