Analysis of tickle the ivories
Every time your hands caressed the piano keys
I imagined my body was the ivory
The notes come together
In perfect harmony
In replication of how our bodies fit tightly
The notes struck a cord in my soul
As you played
I can hear your profession of love
With each stanza
Then you unlatched the hook on your voicebox
And love escaped your mouth
My eyes closed and I licked my lips
I swayed to the melody
And ran my hands over my hips
I didn't even realize the music stopped
My breath paused with it
As you continued singing softly in my ear
My body took the place of the piano
And I got my wish
my feet graze the floor
As you swept me off my feet
And led me into bedroom
Hopefully I'm not dreaming
About this night filled with bliss
My lips searched for yours
And found them in the darkness
Abruptly I look around
Everyones standing
Applauding your performance
And begging for an encore
An encore alright
I need so much more
I must have stood there for too long
The only one left standing on the floor
I tightened my trench
And headed towards the door
Almost there
I turned back
For a glimpse once more
Maybe in another lifetime you'll indulge in me like never before
and I can be your ivory.....
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001110100101 101011010100 011010 001100 0010111010110 01101011 111 111101011 1110 11101111 010111 11101111 1110100 01111011 11010100101 11111 110101010011 11010110010 01111 11101 1111111 011011 1001110 0111111 11111 0110010 0101101 110 0101010 010111 111 11111 11111111 0101110101 11011 0100101 11 111 10111 10001011010111001 01111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,152 |
Words | 229 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 8, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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