Analysis of Your Scent Catches Fire



I watch you from behind this cold shadow,
your head nods inside life's stuttered alarm,
soon, you will become my precious plaything.

Wisps of dark foam slip from my teeth as I wait,
hunger is tormenting the thin frail lines
that my form creates upon the dark light.

Hair, flowing like my greed, eyes, snapping
imagery, nose, breathing - for now at least!
Mouth, open-closed-open, skin, wrapping thoughts
into tiny curled balls of wet veined looks.

I will have you before the night's over,
and stick your shrunken skull to my laughter.
Feel my presence brushing against your leg,
know that already your life is wasted.

Your scent catches fire and I pounce quickly:
in between shocked gasping realisation
of me deep inside your terror filled pleas.

Licking and biting - it does you no good
as I engulf the memories you had
while I mourn the game's end with blooded drops.


Scheme XXA XXX AXXX BBXX XXX XXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111101111 111011101 111011101 11111111111 101100111 1110101011 110111110 1001101111 1101101101 0110111111 1111010110 0111011110 1110100111 1101011110 11101001110 0011101 1110111011 1001011111 1101010011 1110111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 850
Words 152
Sentences 9
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on June 04, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ian Sawicki

Ian Sawicki has been writing poetry for over twenty years. He is a Manchester born poet, who has dedicated his life to exploration and composition of poetry. His work reflects the many great influential experiences of his life, the pain, the pleasure combined to create new exciting poetry. If anyone is interested in my books then please visit my lulu storefront. All artwork on these books is by my own hand. http://stores.lulu.com/chasingtheday more…

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