Analysis of Muddled



The world was too noisy
And I couldn't find quiet.
My thoughts were jumbled
And I needed to clear my mind.
So, I ventured out
Into the rain,
Letting it wash over me,
Hoping it would help me
Think clearly again.
That's when I heard
Someone say that you
Had disappeared into a crowd.
The words bounced off my brain,
Not processing properly.
I couldn't grasp
The meaning behind them,
But I couldn't shake off
The feeling
That there was something important
That I was missing.
I stood there,
Drenched and confused,
Trying to unravel
The mystery of your disappearance.
But nothing made sense,
And my mind was still
As muddled as before.
So, I just stood there,
Under the grey skies,
Waiting for the rain
To wash away the noise
And the confusion,
Hoping that it would bring
Clarity back into my life. 


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 827
Words 178
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 34
Lines Amount 34
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 626
Words per stanza (avg) 144
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Written on June 19, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 19, 2023

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Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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